Loss of habitat is the No. 1 reason for species decline across the globe, with the presence of invasive species being the second largest reason. Invasive mute swans throughout Indiana pose a threat to ...

This mute swan coming in for a landing is not actually mute, but this species is much quieter than other swans — except when ...

One of the most popular rumours about the swan has a grain of truth in it. Swan expert Kevin Wood suggests there has been just one documented case of a swan breaking a person’s arm: a hunter in ...

Leslie O’Rourke is a local nature photographer known as the Swan Whisperer of Belleville after a July 2023 profile by Intelligencer/Community Press columnist Victor Schukov. Kelly Duffin is the ...