A dead duck was seen in the #ReflectingPool. Then 2 more were found nearby.
A duck carcass was photographed floating in the algae-filled water, days after the “American Flag Blue” paint began peeling off the bottom of the pool.
Then, 2 other dead ducks were found in a pond at Constitution Gardens on the National Mall—roughly 250 feet from the Reflecting Pool.
The 2 ducks recovered from Constitution Gardens will undergo necropsies to determine their cause of death.
City Wildlife, one of the lead animal rescue & rehabilitation groups in the area, said a staffer collected their bodies Sunday & brought them to the organization’s facility.
It’s not immediately clear how those two ducks — one was a juvenile and the other was an adult — died. But animal experts said ducks, which know no boundaries, typically go back & forth between the two water spots of the #ReflectingPool & Constitution Gardens.
“They walk & fly back and forth,” said City Wildlife President April Linton. “They could have had exposure to the Reflecting Pool. It could be something related to peeling paint or algae.”
Where the body of the dead duck taken from the #ReflectingPool ended up is unknown. The #Interior Dept did not answer questions about the duck….
Linton said the veterinary staff at City Wildlife plans to conduct necropsies on the two dead ducks they have received & hope to have results as soon as this week.
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