Disease, Not Poison, Killed Swans In Oakland County: DNR
Reply Wildlife biologists with the DNR confirmed that a disease caused by a parasitic flatworm killed three mute swans found dead earlier this year, near Maceday Lake. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has eliminated poison as the cause of death of several swans found dead in Oakland County earlier this year, officials said Wednesday. Wildlife biologists with the DNR confirmed that a disease caused by a parasitic flatworm killed three mute swans found dead earlier this year, near Maceday Lake. Since January, eight dead mute swans h...
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