[TN-Bird] Re: Mute Swan and New York
- From: Paul Latour <paullat@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bfcantwell@xxxxxxxxx" <bfcantwell@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 07:37:42 -0600
We might invite the swans to Tennessee instead !
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> On Feb 5, 2014, at 6:30 AM, Billie Cantwell <bfcantwell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> FYI
> The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is under
> fire for plans to eradicate all of the wild mute swans in the state over the
> next decade.
>
> The swans, who were brought to North America in the 1800s for ornamental
> purposes, are considered a non-native, invasive species and the state wants
> them gone. Under the DEC’s newly released draft management plan, an estimated
> 2,200 free-ranging mute swans will be listed as a prohibited species and will
> be wiped out by 2025 if the plan’s goal is met.
> http://www.care2.com/causes/new-york-wants-to-kill-all-of-its-mute-swans.htm
> Billie Cantwell
> Knoxville, TN
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