Last month, environmental conservation police officer Charles Eyler responded to an abandoned pool on Fishkill Creek Road in Hopewell Junction in Dutchess County, where a mallard mother and baby ducklings were trapped.
Ulster County resident Eyler grabbed a small box and gently scooped up the ducklings as the concerned mother flew around trying to get back to her loudly-chirping brood. Once collected, Eyler placed the box on the ground outside the pool area, and the mother mallard led her little ones back to a safer place.
The event was reported in Environmental Events and News, a DEC publication.
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