Iowa DNR calls trumpeter swans recovery a 'success story' for Iowa

Trumpeter swans are making a comeback in Iowa. The birds attempted a modern-day record of 158 nests in 2025, which is an ...
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Iowa's trumpeter swan population continues to climb, DNR calls growth 'success story'

IOWA, USA — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is calling the increased population of the state's trumpeter swans a " true modern-day conservation success story." Iowa trumpeter swans attempted ...
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The Swans are Back! Where to Catch the Best Views in Arkansas

Wait until you see the wingspan on these! Magness Lake is hosting some very special visitors through February.
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'It's heartbreaking': Dozens of trumpeter swans die from lead poisoning

JOHNSTON, Iowa — Since January, Iowa Bird Rehabilitation (IBR) says dozens of trumpeter swans have died from lead poisoning. IBR, a nonprofit organization that steps in to rescue, rehabilitate and ...
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Anderson: Growing trumpeter swan numbers might be too much of a good thing

They’re big. They’re beautiful. And there’s lots of them. Perhaps too many? Trumpeter swans are now reproducing at a rate no one predicted when 150 fragile eggs were transported to Minnesota from ...
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Anderson: Growing trumpeter swan numbers might be too much of a good thing

Trumpeter swans are now reproducing at a rate no one predicted when 150 fragile eggs were transported to Minnesota from Alaska, beginning in 1987. Carrol Henderson was the Department of Natural ...