[va-bird] Re: Washington Post article re Mute Swan culling (7/3/03)

[Icepeep@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 7/3/03 7:50:02 AM Central Daylight Time, 
FrenchC@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said yesterday that they plan
> to allow states to slaughter more than 80 percent of mute swans in U.S.
> waters to curb the birds' consumption of underwater grass beds that
> sustain fish and bird populations."
> 

They don't look like Starlings, but they are. If they weren't big, beautiful, 
elegant birds, it never would have come to this.

Bob Abrams
McLean, Virginia 


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