It is been so rare to even see Muscovy ducks at Lake Osborne over the past 4 years or so. As soon as one appeared on the scene, it would be netted and gone by the next day. Palm Beach County had no interest and closed its eyes to the illegal capture and killing of these birds--a pest they would say. There was one season where I never saw one on Lake Osborne. With the reduced immigration population as of late, we actually are seeing Muscovys returning to live and breed. It is a good sign all the way around.
I find it funny that you want to protect what the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission identifies as an invasive species (from Mexico).
ReplyDeleteFrom their website:
Muscovy ducks have been introduced into urban and suburban areas in Florida where they often occur in high densities. Muscovies can be extremely prolific, and local populations, if uncontrolled, can increase dramatically in a short time.
Domestic or captive-reared ducks, such as muscovies, can transmit disease to wild waterfowl. All confirmed outbreaks of DVE, also known as duck plague (a sometimes-devastating viral infection), in wild waterfowl have been linked to domestic or captive-raised waterfowl. Fowl cholera is another serious disease that is transmittable between domestic and wild waterfowl. Although we have had no major outbreaks reported yet in Florida, the potential for muscovies to spread disease to wild waterfowl remains a biological concern.
People often wonder about moving the problem muscovies to other areas. We consider feral domestic ducks to be undesirable in the wild because of their potential to transmit diseases to or interbreed with Florida's native waterfowl.
These are facts, just like the facts you use to point out the problems with illegal immigrants.
So wake up and smell the duck poop Lynn.
MMMMMMMMMMMMM Muscovy tastes like Chicken
ReplyDeleteHi Tom--How are ya doin?
ReplyDeleteI knew it would be just a matter of time before the Intelligentsia appeared.
ReplyDeleteIllegals capturing illegals, interesting Lynn. At least the human kind got more breaks.
ReplyDeleteSo what you're saying is that the illegals are eating muscovy ducks?
ReplyDeleteDo you have any proof of this accusation, or is this just another peacock and bull story?
Well, thanks for your support. Actually, many of us have our own stories and we have seen them netted by immigrants. I am, of course, assuming that they are illgals since we were saturated with them here in LW. And again, we all are assuming that they are eating them because what else would they be doing netting them? Making them pets? Circumstantial evidence but then that didn't work with Casey Anthony.
ReplyDeleteGet off the ducks case and take up a better cause than poop.
Muscovy ducks have been in this area since I was a kid here in the 1950s. If they are such a problem, why have they been around for over 60 years? Leave the mother duck alone and enjoy the new ducklings when they hatch.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the illegals are keeping the ducks for eggs, seeing as the chickens have not been approved YET...Or maybe they are having Duck Fight's not Cock Fight's
ReplyDeleteGood luck to Mama duck!
ReplyDeleteHey "ANONYMOUS", YOU wake up and smell the duck poop that you're dishing out.
ReplyDeleteThe Fla Wildlife Commission isn't the authority on duck diseases or on Muscovies! Even the U.S. Wildlife Commission has admitted they made a mistake and they're currently revising their hasty decision to put Muscovies on their unprotected list in most states.
Have you even raised ducks before? Duck plague and duck viruses can be carried by ANY wild or domesticated duck. What's far more probable is that a wild duck will give a disease to a domestic duck. What's notable is that Muscovies have been in Fla for a LONG TIME and they STILL HAVEN'T caused any outbreaks, so the Commission is talking out its backside anyway.