In the 1700, 1800 and early 1900 swans were hunted almost to extinction within the lower 48 states of the United States. By 1930 there were only 69 trumpeters left in the lower US. In the 1960s 40 swans were obtained from Montana to repopulate the trumpeter population in Minnesota. In the 1980s swan eggs were collected from the nests of wild trumpeters in Alaska, Montana and from breeders and brought to Minnesota to continue to repopulate the species across the state. These efforts have paid off. The trumpeter population in Minnesota now numbers in the thousands. The swans nest in the area, see them with their cygnets above, and many even stay in the state during the winter.
12 comments:
Gorgeous!
beautiful birds!
ROG, ABCW
Trumpeter swans have been repopulated here in Ontario too. In some places they have made a strong comeback!
Yellowstone is my dream place to go. So nice to see photos from that place. Thanks for sharing.
Mary, MI
great photos
Awesome! I have never seen a Trumpeter Swan, but would love to add to my life list.
An Arkies Musings
Beautiful! Looks like you're having a great trip :-)
great photographs and where they have been tagged looks quite an awkward spot
Good to hear about the success of their reintroduction.
such graceful and beautiful birds! thank you for the wonderful news about their population increasing.
Stunning birds
What a great success story!
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