Ducks and swans are going hungry due to the coronavirus lockdown, with insufficient park-goers feeding them bread. Wildlife experts say birds living on lakes and ponds are in need of help, especially as the lockdown has coincided with breeding season.
Despite local councils and authorities discouraging people from feeding ducks or swans, even fining some caught in the act, other sources of food for birds are often scarce in public spaces. "The lockdown has impacted every aspect of life in the UK but some consequences are less obvious than others," Sean McMenemy from garden suppliers Ark Wildlife told the Mirror. "An unintended effect of people avoiding public spaces is that wildlife that usually relies on humans to feed it is being