(New "Dont Feed The Ducks" Sign Is Up)
(Photo By Jim Hennessy)
Signs are up and City Officials are trying to spread the word of don't feed the ducksat the pond in Rockwood Park.
The animals are suffering from over-crowding and malnutrition because they stay all winter instead of heading south for warmth.
Park Manager Ray Walsh says there is a chance several of the animals may not leave to go south and if you do feed them over the winter, there are alternatives to bread like cut grapes, grains, birdseed or duck feed.
Walsh adds the over-crowding of ducks is also causing disease to spread among the animals and into both Lily and Fisher Lakes which leads to swimmer's itch.
If you still want to feed the animals during winter, spring or summer, officials ask you to use cut grapes, grains, birdseed or duck feed.
