Jerry Coyne, a professor emeritus in the Department of Ecology and Evolution and the official “duck-master” of Botany Pond, spoke to the Maroon about the pond’s new inhabitants.

Troopers and nearby good Samaritans captured the babies and lured the mother duck to safety, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.

Troopers had to use “noisy ducklings” to lure their mom to safety in Arizona, photos show. The ducks were seen April 1 on a ...

A drake pintail takes off from a NWR in Alaska. Photo by Nathan Graff / USFWS The 2025 U.S. State of the Birds Report reveals troubling declines in bird species across almost every habitat and one of ...

Mohonk Preserve is a popular hiking pick for both locals and visitors to the Hudson Valley, and for good reason! Back in 2019, Mohonk Preserve began surfacing news that one popular pond in the ...

NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — Nine ducks are now recovering after diesel fuel leaked into a duck pond at the University of Oklahoma earlier this month. News 4 first reported on the ducks last week when ...

A youth who killed a duck with a catapult at a city pond has been urged to put down his weapon and help volunteers restore the wildlife sanctuary. Anti-social behaviour reached a peak over half ...

Some OU fraternities used to have a rite of passage when a member got engaged. It involved kidnapping the member and tossing him into OU’s Brandt Park Duck Pond. Cooler heads have prevailed in ...

NORMAN- (KOKH) — One duck is dead and several others have been rescued after an oil spill at OU pond and now the group that first brought attention to the spill is demanding answers from the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A mallard duck rests on the edge of a path around the Tidal Basin as the sun rises in Washington, Sunday ...

I KNOW YOU DUG INTO THIS. WELL, ABBY, YOU CAN SEE A FILM OVER THE DUCK POND HERE BEHIND ME. THAT’S DIESEL FUEL. AND THESE SKIMMERS ARE OUT THERE TO SOAK IT UP. BUT NOT BEFORE IT GOT TO SOME OF THE ...

Editor's Note: This article was updated at 4:47 p.m. March 12 to include a statement from OU Marketing and Communications. WildCare Oklahoma responded to a report of a oil spill in the Duck Pond ...