Multiple U.S. Communities Rescue Dozens of Ducklings from Storm Drains

Several recent rescues have highlighted community efforts to save ducklings trapped in storm drains or orphaned in various locations. In St. Johns County, Florida, deputies and fire rescue teams successfully freed eight ducklings from a drain and reunited them with their mother, with footage showing the careful use of a net and bucket. Similarly, a custodian in Delaware City Schools rescued seven ducklings from a storm drain near an elementary school after students alerted staff, ensuring their safe return to their mother. In Brooklyn Center, police saved 11 ducklings swept into a storm drain, using a fishing net borrowed from a homeowner, and later rescued an additional four ducklings, promoting their recruitment efforts alongside the rescue news. Separately, a couple in Teesside, UK, rescued 10 orphaned ducklings by incubating unhatched eggs after their mother died, raising the ducklings at home with plans to release them back into the wild once they mature. These stories collectively underscore human compassion and quick action in protecting vulnerable wildlife, often involving collaboration between community members and emergency services.