http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2118 Comments for "Duck Ranger and the Golden Snail" en http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2118 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-6"><table class="actable" width="470px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr><td class="actable-left" width="175px" valign="top"> <div class="flexinode-textfield-23"> <strong>Managing Organization: </strong> University of the Philippines Los Banos<br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-image-32"><br /> <img alt="Duck Ranger and the Golden Snail" src="http://www.nextbillion.net/files/Snail.jpg" /><br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-textfield-38"> <strong>Activity URL: </strong> <dd><a href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/OPPORTUNITIES/GRANTS/DEVMARKETPLACE/0,,contentMDK:20504549~menuPK:1519354~pagePK:180691" TARGET="_blank">http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/OPPORTUNITIES/GRANTS/DEVMARKETPLACE/0,,contentMDK:20504549~menuPK:1519354~pagePK:180691</a></dd><br /><br /> </div> <td width="295px" valign="top" align="left"> <div class="flexinode-textarea-22"> <strong>Activity Description: </strong> A joint project of the University of the Philippines Los Banos and the Provincial Government of Laguna, the Duck Ranger is a transportable duck shed facilitating the introduction of free ranging mallard ducks into pre-existing rice farming paddies in an effort to control golden snail populations. <BR><BR> The teacup-sized golden snails, an invasive species to the Philippines and destructive pest for rice farmers (destroying up to 60% of crop yields), are a favorite food of the water foraging mallard ducks. However in the Philippine lakes where mallards are commonly farmed, dredging and pollution have reduced golden snail populations. <br class="clear" /></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2118">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2118#comment Agriculture Activity Consumer Products Activity Environmental Activity Active Consumer For-profit Activity Government Funded International Agency Funded Philippines University Funded Asia Pacific Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:08:09 -0500 Courtland Walker 2118 at http://www.nextbillion.net