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Can Salmon & Mallard Ducks Thrive Together at Bowker Creek?
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If the salmon do return to Bowker Creek, can they survive in a riparian ecosystem with Mallard Ducks?
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Salmon need pristine water to live in Bowker Creek. If we want the salmon to return, then Bowker Creek shouldn't remain as a drainage system. Because the run-off of human chemicals can harm the salmon.
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Here is a video clip of a Mallard duck feeding on salmon eggs in a spawning pool. The salmon then proceeds to attack the duck, defending its young.
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Here is National Geographic's Video about Salmon and their salmon run.
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Click to listen to the sound of a Mallard Duck.
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Mallard ducks eat small crustaceans, grasses, and weeds. Ducks will also eat small sticklebacks and fish eggs, which is bad for salmon.
