The East River’s “Swan Lake” story has ended in tragedy. A rock-wielding, real-life “Rothbart” is believed to have ruthlessly ...

A swan "just chillin" on a motorway in Scotland forced police to divert rush-hour commuters around the bird. Traffic built up on the M8 around Glasgow after the swan was spotted swanning around in the ...

The owner of a swan rescue centre in Lincolnshire says he has been left "utterly devastated" after the deaths of 29 birds in ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — The isolated nature of Lakeland’s iconic royal swans may be their saving grace as the bird flu ravages fowl populations in other parts of the country. “It’s beautiful,” said ...

A confused swan was rescued by traffic officers after it brought a stretch of a motorway to a standstill. National Highways said the bird wandered across a four-lane section of the M1 near Northampton ...

What does an ugly duckling grow up to become in New York? A dead swan, that’s what — if the state gets its way! Albany has declared the mute swan an enemy of the state and plans to eradicate the ...

Bird flu has been confirmed in a fourth swan at Abbotsbury Swannery. Flu jabs have been given to all workers as a precaution after the fourth swan tested positive for the H5N1 virus. The swan was ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has received two recent reports of dead birds at Lake Tapps, amid ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Ariel Cordova-Rojas went to New York's Jamaica Bay ...

A mute swan, beloved by some, was set to be euthanized after wildlife officials deemed him dangerously aggressive. Then something unexpected happened. By Ed Shanahan When Friday began, Alfie the swan ...

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