Injured Ducks Recovery

After a week's treatment the female duck rescued last week from aggressive Drakes is recovering well.

There is now only a small area left to heal over.

The Injured Drake also rescued needed more intensive care, as he had suffered  from a dog bite to the head and neck causing infection.

Antibiotics and anti inflammatory medication was needed for a week. The scars are still visible where he had been grabbed by the head and neck by a small dog.

Dog owners are remined that if their dogs are prone to attacking or chasing wildlife, they should be kept on a lead! The Trust will report to the wildlife crime officer and dog warden, any dog owner who allows their dog to attack or chase the river birds. Particularly during the moulting season when defenceless and hatched birds are around.

A reminder of what can happen to a moulting swan with cygnets, after a dog attack on Penny some years ago !