Tag: ducks

Local wildlife group rescuing, cleaning ducks affected by Thursday tanker spill

Good News Notes: “Members of the Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project are working to clean up animals affected by the incident that happened Thursday when a tanker truck spilled fuel in Waterloo. That spill occurred following a tanker truck crashing into a home on East Ridgeway Avenue Thursday morning. Neighbors were evacuated for some time…

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Duck, duck, saved duck: Neighborhood troupe saves ducklings

Good News Notes: “On their nightly walk with the dogs, Laura Landgren Holt and her husband Rick spotted something new. Neighbors were huddled around a storm drain in Chaska’s Fairway Hills, curiously focused on something below. Unbeknownst to them, a small crew had been stationed at said drain for a while, trying to rescue duckling…

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Make way for ducklings: firefighters save 20,000 baby birds

 Good News Notes: “Firefighters in Hungary acted fast to save 20,000 ducklings from a barn fire.” “After working to extinguish the blaze, firefighters used buckets to scoop up the ducklings, which had huddled together for safety, making them easier to catch.” “After being examined by a veterinarian, firefighters carefully placed the ducklings in another barn…

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