What’s the threat?: Introduced mallards are breeding with Pacific black ducks, producing hybrids that push native ducks out of habitats and alter their genetic makeup. Lessons from elsewhere: ...

The Pacific black duck is found across Australia and the Pacific region, but hybridisation with closely related introduced Mallard ducks, has damaged the species’ gene pool. Minister for Primary ...

A native duck species could quietly disappear from Tasmania without intervention, according to conservationists. The Pacific black duck is under threat from hybridisation with introduced domestic ...