just wondered??

[Roxy1989]

Ive seen quite a few ducks at a lake i go to with ratchet straps around one leg.... why do people do this?

 

[goosedragon]

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I don't know what you mean by ratchet straps but ducks are often banded for ID reasonds.

 

[FarmrGirl]

wildlife managers at the U.S. Geological Survey tag all sorts of waterfowl to use the data to track bird movements, mortality rates and survival.

 

[Roxy1989]

theyre not the id tags, sorry not ratchet straps CABLE TIES ,

 

[TLWR]

cable ties are also used for identification purposes.