It is also a swan of superlatives. With a population of about 180,000, the whooper, though vulnerable to loss of habitat, is among the most abundant of swans and trumps others in the sweep of its ...

A mute swan typically has only one mate in its lifetime. Pairs usually don’t break up, often only seeking a new partner if their mate dies. Three Swan Species Live in North America Only three ...

One of the most popular rumours about the swan has a grain of truth in it. Swan expert Kevin Wood suggests there has been just one documented case of a swan breaking a person’s arm: a hunter in ...

Largest of the native waterfowl in North America, and one of our heaviest flying birds, the Trumpeter Swan was almost driven to extinction early in the 20th century. Its healthy comeback is considered ...

Brought in from Europe as an ornamental addition to parks and estates, the Mute Swan has established itself in a feral state in some parts of North America, mainly in the northeast. In some places, it ...

The High Court has quashed a decision to refuse planning permission for a windfarm in Co Cork in order to protect the habitat of the whooper swan. Mr Justice Richard Humphreys directed that the ...

A "killer swan" dubbed "Mr Nasty" has killed up to 20 other swans at one habitat this year. The massacre - at Castle Pond in Pembroke - has led conservationists and businesspeople to be on alert ...

Oklahoma lies substantially south of the trumpeter swan's historic nesting range, but at one time our state was the wintering home for many hundreds, if not thousands of trumpeter swans. History is ...