The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has renewed the Village of Manlius' license to collect and possess four existing immature non-native mute swans, but there's a catch.

from its initial proposal to eradicate all 2,200 mute swans, a nonnative species, in the state. When the initial plan was unveiled, AWI and many of its members sent in comments, saying the proposal ...

This past December, mute swans in New York finally gained protection under ... claims of damage), and hold public hearings before adopting plans to manage the animals. However, Governor Andrew Cuomo ...