Trumpeter swan families with newly hatched young will sometimes cross highways or rest on the shoulders of highways that border their nesting marshes. They are at risk of being hit by vehicles ...

For years, a group of majestic trumpeter swans has been making a splash at a lake in Heber Springs, turning the area into a ...

Every fall, officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources warn waterfowl hunters to avoid mistakenly shooting trumpeter swans. Notices are printed in Minnesota’s waterfowl ...

Three Swan Species Live in North America Only three species of swans nest in North America: the trumpeter swan, the mute swan and the tundra swan (sometimes known as the whistling swan).

They’re known to mate for life, which can be up to 25 years. It makes swans fitting symbols of love and devotion. Trumpeter swans on the St. Croix River near Hudson, Wis. (Marlin Levison/The ...