[TN-Bird] Re: Mute Swan and New York
- From: Daniel Estabrooks <hyla514@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bfcantwell@xxxxxxxxx" <bfcantwell@xxxxxxxxx>, "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 16:58:35 -0800 (PST)
Glad to see they're doing something about the problem, although it would be
cool if they could catch and pinion at least a few of them and maybe sell them
as ornamentals for city duck ponds and such :-)
Daniel Estabrooks
Winter Haven, FL
On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 7:30 AM, Billie Cantwell <bfcantwell@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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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