For animal rescuer Tobi Kosanke, the time to act is now. The nation’s Muscovy ducks are about to land in the government’s “shoot to kill” zone, and the Texas farm owner is fighting the Feds to protect ...

RIVERVIEW, Fla. — For Kayla Toole, it was love at first cuddle. “I knew the second I picked up those first two ducklings that I was a duck person,” she said with a smile. Toole now owns eight ducks.

Muscovy ducks, a duck only its mother could love, I always said. But I never stopped to think that momma Muscovy doesn’t have to overcome the sight of those big ol’ red knobs on her babies’ heads. The ...

DEAR JOAN: My husband and I found a Muscovy duck at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek yesterday. In researching it, I discovered its home is Mexico, Central and South America. What is it doing here ...

In one of the better videos on the internet this week, a hungry hawk gets in a fight with a defensive mother hen. The real dispute, however, unfolds between a guy who wants to rescue the drowning hawk ...

An aggressive duck has been terrorizing a sleepy Florida neighborhood and attacking its elderly residents — even bloodying one local, according to reports. The federally protected Muscovy duck — who’s ...

Despite every manner of challenger — from biodegradable synthetics, to alpaca fleece, “Seawool” made from crushed oyster shells, and even salvaged bison fiber — the undisputed king of warm, insulated ...

Bird flu, a virus that has plagued America’s dairy and poultry industries and occasionally jumped to humans, has unique potential to spread in South Florida because of our climate, which allows feral ...