A poster urging people to feed bread to ducks “dying of starvation” has divided opinion over whether the popular family pastime is harmful or not. The official-looking sign, which appeared at a park ...

Many wildlife charities say bread should only be fed to ducks in small amounts. It should form part of a much wider, nutrient-rich diet and is less important during spring and summer. A Facebook post ...

Feeding ducks and swans bread has been frowned upon by campaigners and wildlife lovers in the past few years as a diet of just bread can cause malnutrition. This has meant fewer and fewer people have ...