Our native swans, the trumpeters, are a magnificent swan with a tremendous wingspan of almost eight feet and a weight up to 30 pounds. These immense swans once graced our skies with their loud ...

Learn swan facts, including what swans eat, ... Trumpeter swans almost went extinct during the early 1900s—fewer than 100 were in the Lower 48 at one point.

Wild Bulletin, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fish and Wildlife: March is the beginning of peak nesting season for Indiana’s state-endangered trumpeter swan.During the nesting season, ...

When trumpeter swans were first reintroduced, they were on Ohio’s endangered species list, according to the ODNR. In 2012, they were downgraded to the threatened species list. “Trumpeter swans ...

The birds were hunted nearly to extinction by the 1880s for their meat, feathers and the leather on their feet. In the 1980s retired biologist Harry Lumsden began the work of reviving the population.

Three bat species hit by population decline are among the 58 animals and plants newly added to Michigan's threatened and endangered species list, while 36 species, including the trumpeter swan ...

The trumpeter swan has been removed from Ohio’s threatened species list after nearly 30 years of the state working to restore its population. Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Natural ...

The agency says the state's current trumpeter swan population is at nearly 900, and there are nesting pairs in 26 counties. "Trumpeter swans represent a great comeback story for Ohio," said Mary ...

The cost of preventing extinction of Australia's priority species. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250203182228.htm ...