A Madagascan pochard duckling, one of 18 hatched in a breeding programme on the island, took his first steps on Thursday. The duckling, named Voalonany, meaning 'the first' in Malagasy, is one of only 60 of his species in the world. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) launched a programme to save the bird, the world's most endangered duck, in 2009