Quack Mayor
Posted on 05/09/2012 3:00:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A war against ducks is under way in South Florida where residents of Oakland Park are battling an exploding population, officials said.
Gangs of Muscovy ducks have taken over porches and yards and caused traffic to come to a halt while they waddle across town streets, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Wednesday.
Resident Peter Cramer said he jumped into his swimming pool recently to rescue three baby ducklings that got trapped.
"The mother duckling was trying to attack me for saving her stupid little chicks," Cramer told the Sun-Sentinel.
The ducks are considered non-natives to Florida and invasive, so moving them somewhere else is prohibited. A federal rule that went into effect in 2010 placed the Muscovy ducks on a list of federally protected birds.
Oakland Park Mayor Anne E. Sallee said she recently received a threat from residents vowing to band together and stop paying taxes unless the ducks are removed.
"Unfortunately there's not a lot we can do," Sallee said. "You just have to learn to live with it."
Where’s Elmer!!! (Sorry, I could not stop myself.)
Quack Mayor
Protected birds???????? They are diseased!!!!
go rent a hawk
“The ducks are considered non-natives to Florida and invasive, so moving them somewhere else is prohibited. A federal rule that went into effect in 2010 placed the Muscovy ducks on a list of federally protected birds.”
Sort of like illegal aliens. ;)
The town needs more retriever type dogs.
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“Feral Ducks” = Decent name for a punk rock band.
Seriously, Muscovys are very aggressive and pretty ugly duckloids.
Big qwack attack has residents ducking!
will federal ducks be far behind?
/johnny
Not on a plate.
/johnny
Ridiculous that this is protected.
This is why God invented vey quiet, very powerful air rifles. Don’t be a good sport, just get a dick dinner.
I’d rather have a duck dinner.
This is a savory problem.
Muscovy ducks are mean, ugly, aggressive, and the final insult is they don’t even taste good. How can they be protected? You can drive them away, can’t eat them, can make a pet of them. Not good for anything, let alone to protect them. Heck, even the dogs wouldn’t go near them.
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