A mallard and her nine ducklings were relocated to a safe home thanks to a 30-year animal expert in the Tucson area.
Marc Hammond of Animal Experts Inc., relocated the ducks from a pool that might've killed them, to the Sweetwater Wetlands Park on Tucson's west side.
"A lot of times they don't live because of the chlorine in the water," Hammond said.
He and his team receive calls every year due to the mallards relocating to pools in the Tucson community. The animals usually relocate from large bodies of water to find safer places to lay their eggs.
When they show up, its the Animal Experts who are called out. The company's work was recently featured on National Geographic.
The releasing of the ducks is just one of the many experiences for Hammond across three decades.
"Everyday it's something new, Hammond said. "Whether its badgers, coyotes, coatimundis, everyday is something new."
