It's the first time since 1957 that white mute swans have arrived in Lakeland by plane. That was the year Queen Elizabeth II gifted two swans to the city.

In December 2013, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) released a Draft Management Plan for Mute Swans that called for complete eradication of all 2,200 birds from the state ...

Male swans can be territorial and, during breeding season, aggressive. Youngsters – identified by their pale, pinkish beaks and patchy brown-and-white plumage – are unwanted rivals. Belligerence ...