A surge of 900 orphaned ducklings are being sheltered at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach, Calif. until they can survive independently. “It’s baby season,” Debbie Wayns, the center’s operations manager, told The Epoch Times. “All the eggs have hatched, and all the babies have arrived.” It’s the time of year when the facility normally receives a large number of abandoned ducklings, Wayns said, adding the baby birds are normally brought in by animal control or people who believe the creatures are in danger. “We’re in the height of it right now, it feels like we have a million ducklings,” she said. “People see ducklings in their backyard and think they aren’t going to survive, but they take the ducklings away from mom and bring them to us. It’s unfortunate because the mom flies away and these babies are now abandoned which is why we have them” Most of the ducklings received in previous years …
The Duck Stops Here: 900 Orphaned Ducklings Under Wildlife Center’s Care
May 4, 2021
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