I have proposed the term “ambiguous exotics” for plants and animals introduced from other lands that evoke negative responses from some people who want to get rid of them but receive positive support ...

With its long curved neck lowered beneath the water, this mute swan searches for aquatic plants and other food in a peaceful ...

Mute swans, an invasive European/Asian species introduced here in the late 1800s, are a problem. A BIG problem. Five were released in Maryland in 1962. A few years ago, we had 4,000 of the nasty ...

I have proposed the term “ambiguous exotics” for plants and animals introduced from other lands that evoke negative responses from some people who want to get rid of them but receive positive support ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MANLIUS, N.Y. (AP) — Elegant white swans ...

Alfie the mute swan may be the world’s first jet-ski refugee. Alfie has been forcibly expelled from his home in Seawood Harbor, New Jersey, to a relocation center in nearby Popcorn Park. His offense?

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Removal of mute swans in Muskegon Lake, possibly by sharpshooters, has been endorsed by the cities of Muskegon and North Muskegon. The nonnative mute swans are considered an ...

SOUTH NEWFANE Most birders are not fond of mute swans. They are non-native, and like many introduced species, they compete with native species. Some of that competition is a threat, or potential ...

Mute swan parents carefully guide and protect their cygnets while they learn to forage and swim. Staying close to their ...

STROUD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Adopting a cat or dog is very common, but how about a mute swan? There's one recovering at the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center near Stroudsburg. It was brought to the ...

The annual census of swans gets under way on the River Thames.

Animal rights activists are targeting the Genoa Township Board of Trustee's Monday meeting to protest what they contend is a planned "swan massacre." Noting that the birds — an invasive species in ...