This Friday, the dreamy Tuscon rockers Mute Swan will release their sophomore album Skin Slip, the last album they recorded before the death of their guitarist Tom Sloane. We’ve heard a bit of the ...

A highly-invasive species of waterfowl can be hunted in California year-round starting in 2026, according to a new law. Mute swans were added to the state’s “short list of invasive nongame birds….

The picturesque “wedding swan” can now be legally shot in California year-round. Under a bill signed into law this month by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the mute swan has been added to the list of nongame birds ...

Mute swans are famous for their beauty and elegance, but they are also extremely territorial birds. When they feel threatened they can charge across the water and attack intruders with powerful wings.

SACRAMENTO - State legislation signed into law earlier this month will allow invasive mute swans to be taken or possessed at any time by those with a valid California hunting license beginning Jan. 1, ...

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Removal of mute swans in Muskegon Lake, possibly by sharpshooters, has been endorsed by the cities of Muskegon and North Muskegon. The nonnative mute swans are considered an ...

All around the house, blackbirds sing at the crack of dawn, the flock waxing and waning in size, gathering new members and losing others as they flit, flirt, pair off and wander away to find their own ...

The picturesque “wedding swan” can now be legally shot in California year-round, without a license. Under a bill signed into law this month by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the mute swan has been added to the ...