Raising Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)—It Can Be Done

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  • Michele Goodman Webbed Foot Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53607/wrb.v27.120

Keywords:

Wood duck, ducklings, stress, gavage feeding, precocial

Abstract

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.

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Author Biography

Michele Goodman, Webbed Foot Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic

Michele Goodman received her Bachelors in Fine Arts (BFA) from University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA and is currently a Master’s Degree candidate in Medical Laboratory Services at Quinnipiac University. She is the founding director of Webbed Foot Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic in Litchfield, CT. She is a consultant for the Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy, also located in Litchfield, CT.

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Winn, D., and M. Finke. 2006. All the Better to Eat: Nutritional Supplements for Feeder Insects. ReMaine Wild Newsletter 2006. ReMaine Wild: Newcastle, ME.

Wood ducks (Aix sponsa). Artwork by Chris Kerrigan.

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Published

2009-12-31

How to Cite

Goodman, M. (2009). Raising Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)—It Can Be Done. Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin, 27(2), 2–11. https://doi.org/10.53607/wrb.v27.120

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2009)

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