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Mute Swans

Nov
29
Save The Swans! Mute Swan’s ‘Death Sentence’ Reversed

Save The Swans! Mute Swan’s ‘Death Sentence’ Reversed

Photo via Flickr/Caroline Granycome. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cgranycome/13199335103/in/photolist-m7o3ta-bwTbZM-GNk65h-ekaj6K-kYKLNN-mkD6WL-7qrpYW-e1tTP6-qr7GsY-e1tTPF-8iBFFX-pLFGPo-9YULm2-84FVf9-9YULBP-n8wvLB-61diqi-qr8o6h-eGqUFx-4ukLgN-5SeeSX-5LGWLa-8iBGpr-ePkwiz-7pu9po-qcXcTk-aEwHXS-FqHnYw-m9cKFa-9Kv2HQ-avF5j2-ocW5YU-9Ks4Qg-bAuxVH-qrgb1X-HTVqBv-bXhjeY-bnzwAb-aFGhXc-i8gq2z-bTGKC8-bAuAL4-bAuvSi-bnzHJd-5LGUYr-bnzDuJ-bAuwPB-2mdsni-aFt8rZ-m2rVex] Mute swans have a new look
3 min read
May
09

Cymbrowitz Bill To Save Sheepshead Bay Swans Passes Assembly, Again

Mute swans in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz announced his third attempt at legislation to
1 min read
Feb
16

Cymbrowitz Reintroduces Bill To Save Sheepshead Bay’s Swans

Mute swans in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is not backing down from his effort
1 min read
Feb
07
ICYMI: Intolerable ‘Dirty Diaper’ Smell, New Uzbek Restaurant, Pushback Against Halfway House

ICYMI: Intolerable ‘Dirty Diaper’ Smell, New Uzbek Restaurant, Pushback Against Halfway House

Mute swans in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are
2 min read
Feb
03

Conservationists Say Plan To Eliminate Sheepshead Bay’s Swans Is Based On ‘Weak’ Science

Swans, geese, and ducks in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Sheepshead Bay’s swans have long been a
6 min read
Dec
01

Cuomo Once Again Vetoes Bill To Protect Sheepshead Bay’s Swans

Mute swans mingle with geese and ducks in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)For the second year in
2 min read
Mar
11
Sheepshead Bay’s Iconic Swans Back On State’s Kill List, Sort Of

Sheepshead Bay’s Iconic Swans Back On State’s Kill List, Sort Of

Swans on Weber Court. (Photo by Eric Jankiewicz)The state has released a new plan to manage the booming mute
3 min read
Jun
23

DEC Opens Fire On Upstate Swans, Defying Elected Officials Who Passed Mute Swan Murder Moratorium

Photo by Eric JankiewiczNew York State Department of Conservation “wildlife specialists” opened fire on a pair of mute swans in
2 min read
May
30

Bill Protecting Mute Swans Passes Assembly

Photo by Eric JankiewiczThe following is a press release issued yesterday by the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz: New York’
1 min read
Feb
06
Should New York’s Mute Swan Population Be Eliminated?

Should New York’s Mute Swan Population Be Eliminated?

Would you miss Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org/]‘s swans if they were gone? The Department of Environmental Conservation
2 min read