First Madagascar pochard duckling called Voalonany hatched | WWT
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Voalonany the duckling, meaning 'the first one' in Malagasy.
18 precious pochard ducklings were reared at a specially built centre in Antsohihy, Madagascar, opened last year by Dr Lee Durrell. The birth of the ducklings is a key milestone in the conservation of the species, including an emergency expedition two years ago to take eggs into captivity. It is the ducks from those eggs that have now bred for the first time.
Find out more about our work to save this endangered bird - https://www.wwt.org.uk/our-work/projects/madagascar/