Open AccessRaising Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)—It Can Be Done
Author(s) -
Michele Goodman
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
wildlife rehabilitation bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2769-6960
pISSN - 1535-2242
DOI - 10.53607/wrb.v27.120
Subject(s) - paternal care , wildlife , biology , raising (metalworking) , anatidae , ecology , zoology , mathematics , pregnancy , genetics , offspring , geometry
The care and rehabilitation of orphaned wood ducks (Aix sponsa) can be challenging and frustrating to wildlife rehabilitators. By understanding the behavioral differences that separate wood ducks from dabbling ducks and by changing the way rehabilitators perceive and care for wood ducklings, greater success can be achieved.