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East side of Duck Pond after cleaning

East side of Duck Pond after cleaning

East side of Duck Pond before cleaning

East side of Duck Pond before cleaning

West side of Duck Pond after cleaning

West side of Duck Pond after cleaning

West side of Duck Pond before cleaning

West side of Duck Pond before cleaning

Temporary holding tanks

Temporary holding tanks

Large koi fish in holding tank

Large koi fish in holding tank

Red-eared sliders

Red-eared sliders

Turtles basking in the sun by the pond's bridge.

UNM's ducks

As the pond refilled, the wild ducks quickly found their way back and settled in.

Koi fish

Visitors can now see the beautiful colors of the large and small koi fish.

Pond wildlife

In all, 84 turtles, 76 bass, 56 large koi, 16 small koi, nine carp and one catfish were released back into their home; followed by numerous wild and domestic ducks.

From cloudy to clear UNM Duck Pond ready for company

By Katie Williams March 19, 2018

Categories: Inside UNM Physical Plant

Tags: UNM Duck Pond UNM main campus UNM wildlife

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