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CTV News
3 days ago
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Barrie police help mama duck and her 10 ducklings make safe trip to waterfront
Two Barrie police officers empty a box of ducklings at the waterfront with mama duck waiting on Fri., May 30, 2025. It wasn't your average morning at the Barrie Courthouse, instead of the usual parade of lawyers, officers and paperwork, it was all hands - and wings- on deck as police officers turned their duty to serve and protect into a little animal TLC. Members of the Barrie Police Service and courthouse staff have been keeping a close eye on a determined mama duck who chose to build her nest in a planter near the courthouse entrance. Barrie ducks Two Barrie police officers and courthouse staff put newly hatched ducklings into a box on Fri., May 30, 2025, after mama duck made a nest in a planter at the building's entrance. (Barrie Police Service) On Thursday, her eggs hatched, revealing 10 tiny, fuzzy ducklings. By Friday morning, it was time for the new family to make their way to the waterfront, but navigating the streets of downtown Barrie isn't exactly duck-friendly. Barrie ducks Two Barrie police officers carry a box of ducklings with mama duck alongside to the waterfront on Fri., May 30, 2025. (Barrie Police Service) That's when police officers stepped in, gently carrying the fluffy new ducklings in a box to the lake with mama waddling her way alongside them. Barrie ducks Two Barrie police officers gently place newly-hatched ducklings on the beach at the waterfront near mama duck on Fri., May 30, 2025. (Barrie Police Service) 'Now all 10 ducklings are happily swimming,' Barrie police stated in a Friday post on social media.
CTV News
7 days ago
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OPP rescue family of ducklings from highway in Stoney Creek
OPP rescue family of ducklings from highway in Stoney Creek Burlington OPP saved ducklings from a catch basin on the QEW near Fifty Rd. in Stoney Creek.
CTV News
26-05-2025
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Ducklings rescued from catch basin on QEW in Stoney Creek, Ontario Provincial Police say
Ontario Provincial Police said officers rescued ducklings trapped in a catch basin on the QEW in Stoney Creek on Monday morning. The tiny creatures were found along the highway near Fifty Road, police said in a post on social media. #BurlingtonOPP saved some ducklings this morning from a catch basin on the #QEW near Fifty Rd with the assistance of MTO. Another reason to slow down and move over when you see emergency lights on the highway. ^rt — OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) May 26, 2025 The OPP said the rescue was carried out with the help of Ontario's Ministry of Transportation. 'Another reason to slow down and move over when you see emergency lights on the highway,' the OPP Highway Safety Division wrote.
CBS News
22-05-2025
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Ducklings rescued from storm drain in Colorado Springs
A feathered family was reunited Thursday thanks to a special rescue by the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The department said three ducklings were discovered in a storm drain this morning. The crew of Engine 7 rescued the babies with the help of Colorado Springs Public Works and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Colorado Springs Fire Department Colorado Springs Fire Department Colorado Springs Fire Department CSFD said all of the ducklings and their mother are healthy and safe.
BBC News
21-05-2025
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Orphaned ducklings saved by Redcar couple 'doing well'
A couple who rescued a clutch of unhatched duck eggs after their mother died now have 10 rapidly-growing ducklings living in their Carter and his girlfriend Stephanie Weeding began incubating the eggs at home in April using heat orphaned ducklings - which would not have survived more than a few hours without their help - started hatching after a week and are now thriving at Mr Carter's home in Redcar, 35-year-old chef said "more had survived than if they'd been in the wild", adding he was "chuffed" the birds were doing so well. He said: "Five weeks ago, we wouldn't have said we're going to have 10 little ducklings running around in the garden."But they're doing well and causing havoc, it's all good." The mother duck had become something of an unofficial mascot at the cafe where Mr Carter works in Great Ayton, near staff were left "heartbroken" when she died during the Easter bank holiday, and the timing of her death made it difficult for anyone to contact the RSPCA and other local charities for the couple collect tropical butterflies they had heat lamps at home, which they used to incubate the eggs. The ducklings have since been learning to swim in a makeshift backyard pond and Ms Weeding said they particularly enjoyed eating dandelions and "can't get enough of peas".The couple added their next step was to introduce the birds to living alfresco permanently, as they are currently only outside during the Weeding said: "In the next week they'll be moving into a coup and once they're sprouting adult feathers we'll be released them back into the wild." Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
