"Mute swans can cause serious environmental degradation and habitat destruction," said Adam Phelps, Waterfowl Research Biologist with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

The mute swans are considered invasive species with the potential to edge out native birds, fish and scallops in the areas they've overtaken, according to Min Huang, ...

According to the DNR, mute swans are an invasive species that endanger wildlife, destroy wetland habitats and threaten humans. Mute swans are not to be confused with trumpeter swans, which DNR say ...

Maryland mute swans lost in court. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected an argument by the Humane Society that asked to overturn a 2004 District of Columbia Circuit ...

The mute swans multiply fast and are voracious eaters that can decimate a habitat, DEC biologists have said. Whorrall is unhappy, and said the village board will contact their legislators and ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation counted, during its 2017 mid-summer swan survey, 2,150 wild mute swans downstate and 327 upstate.

Mute swans are identified most notably by their bright, orange-colored bills and are aggressive toward humans and other wildlife. They also destroy wetland habitat and are an invasive waterfowl ...

Cerimele said she hopes the swans move toward a pond as the ocean is not a suitable habitat for the birds. The mute swans are not prepared for the high salt content in the ocean water.