Quest to save world's rarest duck

[ccharles000]

Conservationists have taken the first step in their quest to save the world's rarest duck - the Madagascar pochard.

After being hampered by harsh weather and illness, a team successfully set up a small rearing facility for the ducks.

This rescue plan was mounted when scientists realised how close the birds were to the brink of extinction.

The pochards were believed to be extinct in the late 1990s. They were rediscovered in 2006 but are now classified as critically endangered.

The project involved the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8344688.stm

[Bicoastal]

1. That's adorable.

[HopeHoops]

2. I thought you meant graywarrior's duct-taped duck. n/t

[ret5hd]

3. That's not rare...I see it all over the place here! Its range is limited but its numbers are many!

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. lol. True