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Wild fowl

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  • 21-05-2020 11:37am
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    10pennymixup
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    Most wild birds are protected by laws of some sort. Does this extend to wild ducks?

    Can someone remove wild ducklings from their mother/ nest and raise them by hand in their back yard in paddling pools? These ducklings are not sick or injured in any way necessitating this "care".

    Believe me, I know this sounds mad to some people (including myself) but I genuinely know someone that does it. They're returning the ducks to the wild when the ducks are older/ hardier/ bigger but are then being treated like quasi pets.

    Not looking to do anything about this, just curious.


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    Yakov P. Golyadkin
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    All wild birds are protected to varying degrees as far as I understand.

    Legality aside it's not the right thing to do. You should really have a word.


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    Losty Dublin
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    OP, this should be of help to you.

    http://www.wildlifecrime.ie/pages/Birds.html


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    coylemj
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    10pennymixup wrote: »
    Can someone remove wild ducklings from their mother/ nest and raise them by hand in their back yard in paddling pools? These ducklings are not sick or injured in any way necessitating this "care".

    Believe me, I know this sounds mad to some people (including myself) but I genuinely know someone that does it. They're returning the ducks to the wild when the ducks are older/ hardier/ bigger but are then being treated like quasi pets.

    A brother of mine was mad keen on birds and about 10 years ago he had he same idea with regard to some kestrel eggs. He researched it as he wanted to do it by the book. Turned out you needed a permit which I think could be granted by a local wildlife ranger. He applied but the request was refused. The general rule is that unless there is a good reason to do so, you don't interfere with nature.


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