Bird flu suspected in swan deaths from Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Flu numbers tick up with fall migration, and several recent reports of dead or sick birds involve a species especially ...

Swan rescued after being 'shot with catapult'

A swan is recovering after being shot with a catapult, a charity has said. The bird was found injured on the River Wansbeck ...
The Providence Journal

DEM: Bird flu and coyote attack, not bullets, likely led to Gaspee swan's demise

A dead swan found last week on Gaspee Point with apparent gunshot wounds wasn't shot, after all, according to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. The swan's discovery on Feb. 8 ...

'Heartbreak' as bird flu fears take their toll

The impact of avian flu and related restrictions - after the first case was confirmed in Nottinghamshire - has been described ...
The Brooklyn Paper

Swan song: State targets elegant, invasive birds for eradication

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 ...

Police Officer Saves Angry-Looking Swan from Busy Road in Wild Video

A police officer in Germany managed to pull off quite the rescue mission as she saved an angry swan from a busy road. In a ...
The Journal Times

Black swan: Rare bird making waves as residents wonder where it came from

TICHIGAN — A rare black swan that could be wandering far from home has got people all aflutter this summer on Tichigan Lake. The large waterbird, native only to Australia, has startled boaters and ...
Reuters

Dutch poultry shut indoors after swan bird flu infections

AMSTERDAM, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Dutch poultry farmers were keeping their birds indoors on Friday to comply with a government order after a highly contagious form of bird flu was found in two dead swans ...