Mute swans were brought to Michigan more than 100 years ago, escaped captivity and have been wreaking havoc ever since. The Eurasian collared dove is considered a pest in agricultural areas ...

Cooley said mortality attributed to the disease has been increasing in waterfowl nationwide, and particularly in mute swans in Michigan, either due to an increased awareness of the disease or ...

And yet, in Michigan, they are a problem. Not just any swan, of course. Only the mute swan is trouble, the one identified by its orange beak and black knob at its base. Mute swans are classified ...

Crippled or injured mute swans may no longer find a safe harbor with wildlife rehabilitators in Michigan. A state wildlife order prohibiting their rehabilitation and/or release into the wild if ...

LANSING (WWJ/AP) - A Michigan Department of Natural Resources official has rejected a request from an animal rights group to immediately stop plans to kill thousands of mute swans. The Detroit ...

Among the threats to trumpeter swans is the mute swan, which although appearing harmless is not a welcomed species in Michigan. Tradition and change intertwine to create beauty at a century-old ...

"The number of mute swans has increased substantially in the marshes around Sandusky Bay and East Harbor," said Jim McCormac, an avian education specialist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife.

Cooley said mortality attributed to the disease has been increasing in waterfowl nationwide, and particularly in mute swans in Michigan, either due to an increased awareness of the disease or ...

(AP) — State officials have eliminated poisoning as the cause of death of some mute swans at a small suburban Detroit lake and put the blame on a disease caused by a parasite. The Michigan ...