The number of breeding ducks in North Dakota is above the long-term average, but the population has declined for a second ...

From Alaska across southern Canada all the way south to Tierra del Fuego — the southernmost point of South America — ...

That’s Franklin Point State Park in Shady Side, Maryland – the waterfront sanctuary that’s been flying under the radar while you’ve been battling crowds at more famous destinations. Let me tell you ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 78th-annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about ...

Do you remember the classic children’s story, “The Ugly Duckling,” about a little bird who is born looking very different ...

Wild populations of the rare Maccoa duck, an African wetland species, have been dwindling for decades. There numbers are ...

Ducks are short-necked members of the Anatidae family. They’re smaller than geese and swans, but distinct from other aquatic birds like loons, grebes, and coots. They live all over the world, in both ...

Four adorable Maccoa duckling chicks have been hatched at Chester Zoo in a bid to save one of Africa's most endangered birds ...

The well-known Portuguese man o’ war — Physalia physalis — may look like a jellyfish, but it’s actually a siphonophore, or a colony of animals that live together to create the complete structure, ...

A male Wood duck is spotted earlier this month with his new female Mallard in Central Park, and the two are reportedly finding love. David Barrett of Manhattan Bird Alert “It’s unusual for a ...

Colorado boasts a number of different duck species, however, locals who encounter a stray duck will want to follow proper steps, according to the Environmental Literacy Council.

"We're banding some waterfowl for different species, and then we're putting out GPS backpacks," Peterson said. These miniature tracking devices are secured to the ducks using Teflon straps that ...