Too Many Ducks

There was an article in yesterday’s faculty and staff newspaper, Dateline, about the overpopuation of ducks at the UC Davis Arboretum. Apparently the number of ducks that can be sustained in this body of water is about 2.96, given how much water vegetation there is.

There are, however, probably over 300 ducks instead of three, fed by well-meaning people and also by Guerrilla Girl. They used to catch the ducks with nets. I’m not quite sure what they’re doing these days to control the population, but whatever it is, it’s not working…