DOC rangers in Twizel were alarmed when a concerned citizen alerted them to mallard ducks preying on pūteketeke chicks in the ...

After a hard season, the easiest thing to do is blame other duck hunters. But the challenges we’re facing are much bigger ...

In a startling revelation, New Zealand authorities have expressed their horror after receiving reports of mallard ducks preying on the chicks of the puteketeke, a bird recently crowned Bird of the ...

DOC's Dean Nelson says staff were horrified to see graphic photos of the chicks being eaten alive, as it was unusual for ducks to prey on other birds.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mallards in flooded corn on Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge in Tennessee. Last week Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana waded into ...