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.

Bigger than mallards and unusual in appearance, the Muscovy duck species is common in Florida and some cities in the U.S.

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 ...

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 ...

PEARLAND, Texas — Muscovy ducks have apparently taken residence in Pearland and they’re causing a ruckus. The ducks are usually seen frequenting the neighborhoods of West Oaks and Westwood Village, ...

DEAR JOAN: On Dec. 8, my wife and I saw a Muscovy duck in the Larkey Park neighborhood. I know these are generally tropical birds, and this seemed an unusual sighting, as we’ve been here 20 years and ...

Winter Park is looking to evict a both beloved and bemoaned waddling and invasive resident of its lakes. It’s the Muscovy duck, which has lived in lakes and ponds across Florida for generations. 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 ...

Muscovy ducks are “ruffling some feathers” according to the city of Pearland in Texas. Because the birds are becoming a nuisance, city officials are encouraging residents to “address the ducks,” but ...

Day-old domesticated Muscovy ducklings (Cairina moschata) were given the trichothecene mycotoxins T-2 toxin or diacetoxyscirpenol at 0.25, 0.5, or 1 μg/g of feed for 7 days. All concentrations of both ...