Ducks are among the most recognisable waterfowl, commonly seen gliding across lakes, ponds, and rivers around the world. Belonging to the Anatidae family, along with geese and swans, these birds are ...

A population of endangered Laysan ducks on a remote Hawaiian atoll grew from just 42 birds to 661 in six years, following a ...

Long Island’s oldest and last large commercial duck farm is facing the fight of its life after its owner last week confirmed a case of bird flu at the Aquebogue facility. Doug Corwin, president of the ...

Few birds, in Ohio or anywhere else, can rival the drake wood duck for sheer gaudiness. It’s as if a team of great artists was commissioned to design and color the fowl. Rodin sculpted the graceful ...

Black duck hunters tend to reflect that restraint. They know the regs, they know the bird's history, and they show up ...

The Crescent Duck Farm on Long Island’s north fork is 117 years old, the last of the island’s duck farms — a region that was once the duck capital of the country — and the supplier that many of the ...

It's a fowl day on the East End. An outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has struck Long Island's last remaining duck farm and forced the operators to put down 99,000 birds, according to reports. Farm's operator ...

AQUEBOGUE, N.Y. — Doug Corwin knew there was a problem at his family’s commercial duck farm in Long Island when he spotted scores of dead or lethargic birds during a barn inspection in January. Within ...

At the beginning of the year, Doug Corwin’s duck farm was thriving. By January 13, one of his barns held 12,000 two-week-old ducklings. It was cold, but they looked healthy. Another flock of 800 birds ...

The male wood duck is one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. We’re lucky we can see them almost any day of the week, any time of the year, in Kathryn Albertson Park. They love to hang out under the ...

More than 7,600 ducks culled in Western France after an outbreak of H5N1 hits foie gras farm. It follows a cull of 35m French ...