Nature lovers are being asked to stop feeding ducks and geese bread as part of a campaign to improve their diet.
And to help improve how our feathered friends are fed, Northern Ireland councils are being asked to set up special food dispensers. Ards and North Down Council is the latest local authority to sign up to the Feed the Ducks Initiative, which takes special urgency in the cold months when people mistakenly think they are helping birds by throwing them bread crumbs.
The scheme aims to reduce the amount of bread and inappropriate feed being sprinkled in parks by installing special Duck Feeders, with food available all day every day.
