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Natural England is the UK\u2019s government\u2019s adviser on environment. It claims to be responsible for ensuring that England\u2019s land, flora and fauna are protected and improved. However, as the Independent<\/a> reported, the organization has given the go-ahead to the destruction of 4,500 mallard eggs in three years.<\/strong>
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The reason was \u201ca safety concern\u201d as there was \u201ca high number of people cycling and the ducks often walk out in front of them\u201d. One of the applicants for a licence to destroy the eggs claimed that the mallard population had risen dramatically and that the birds congregated around seating areas. The faeces and the risk of a collision with cyclists were thought to be a problem.<\/p>\n

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Cyclist walks beside a pond in the in the Vondelpark, Amsterdam with ducks and coots. \u00a9 deadlyphoto.com \/ Alamy \/ Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Naturally, this caused an uproar both in and outside the cycling community. The public branded the decision \u201clunacy\u201d and the reasoning \u201cidiotic\u201d. Documents seen by the Independent<\/a> suggest the egg-wrecking happens at a site in Bedfordshire and another site in Suffolk. In 2017-18, Natural England gave the green light to wreck 2,000 mallard eggs and 300 geese eggs in Suffolk, according to the papers.<\/p>\n

Mr Endfield, leader of a campaign to reform Natural England\u2019s licensing system, wrote: \u201cI am struggling to find the words to express my disbelief and despair that Natural England decision-makers thought it appropriate in any way to issue a licence to an applicant that seriously considered ducks to be a threat to cyclists. Surely someone at the agency should have challenged this stupidity at an early stage rather than proceed to issue a licence that legitimised the wanton destruction of wild birds eggs for such spurious reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think about the situation? Have you ever been threatened by a duck?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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