The Ohio Wildlife Council has voted to remove the trumpeter swan from the state’s threatened species list following a 28-year effort by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to restore the ...

Ed Goldberg stands on his property along the Swan River east of Bigfork on June 22, 2023. Goldberg just placed his 40 acres under a conservation easement. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake) Ed Goldberg ...

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 Resources ...

Three trumpeter swans glide through the water at sunset at Levi Carter Park. The birds were attracted to the open water. Randy Garlipp turned his head for a second look. He couldn't believe his eyes.

When Carrol Henderson interviewed in 1977 for a new job in state government — to head the Nongame Wildlife Program with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) — he asked about the ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that trumpeter swans are no longer listed as threatened species in the state.The governor announced that the Ohio Wildlife Council voted to remove the trumpeter ...

North America is home to two native swans, tundra swans and trumpeter swans. Both nest in the high Arctic. Both migrate south for the winter. But according to published range maps, neither winters ...

LONG BEACH PENINSULA -- Here, in a huge marsh hidden behind a mossy forest, nine of the world's largest swans glide regally across softly rippling water, holding their long necks high as if they ...

The large white birds are native to Iowa but the population was decimated by the late 1800s. However, the birds had a modern-day record 158 nest attempts in 2025.