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Hoping to locate a pair of Hooded mergansers that had spent all winter in the Burton area near Rexburg, I was surprised to locate not only the couple, but 14 of them last week. All of them were busy catching crayfish and small minnows; but most of their busyness was the males chasing other males […]
Idaho Fish & Game conservation officers are seeking information from the public after discovering multiple dead trumpeter swans on March 27 at the intersection of 100N and 2750E in Fremont County, just north of Newdale. Five swans in various states of decomposition are suspected to have been shot. Holes indicative of gunshot wounds were found in the three bird carcasses that were intact enough to perform necropsies on. âTrumpeter swans are classified in Idaho as a Species of Greatest Conservation Needâ says Matt Proett, wildlife biologist. âAlthough large congregations of migrant swans may be observed in the agricultural landscape in winter, the summer breeding population in eastern Idaho is still quite low. We want to manage and conserve this iconic species for the enjoyment of future generations and poaching of trumpeter swans is taken very seriously.â
Five Swans Shot Dead Near Newdale NEWDALE, Idaho (KLIX)-Idaho conservation officers say five trumpeter swans were found shot dead in late March near Newdale in a suspected poaching case. According to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the swans were found on March 27, near 100 N and 2750 E in Fremont County. The large birds were in various states of decomposition, however conservation officers were able to determine they had been shot. “Trumpeter swans are classified in Idaho as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need” said Matt Proett, wildlife biologist in a prepared statement. “Although large congregations of migrant swans may be observed in the agricultural landscape in winter, the summer breeding population in eastern Idaho is still quite low. We want to manage and conserve this iconic species for the enjoyment of future generations and poaching of trumpeter swans is taken very seriously.”
Information needed regarding swan shooting near Newdale Idaho Department of Fish and Game NEWDALE, Idaho (KIFI) - Conservation Officers are seeking information after discovering multiple dead trumpeter swans on March 27 at the intersection of 100 N. and 2750 E. in Fremont County, just north of Newdale. Five swans in various states of decomposition are suspected to have been shot. Holes indicative of gunshot wounds were found in the three bird carcasses that were intact enough to perform necropsies on. “Trumpeter swans are classified in Idaho as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need,” wildlife biologist Matt Proett said. “Although large congregations of migrant swans may be observed in the agricultural landscape in winter, the summer breeding population in eastern Idaho is still quite low. We want to manage and conserve this iconic species for the enjoyment of future generations and poaching of trumpeter swans is taken very seriously.”
Investigation underway after trumpeter swans are found shot and left for dead Updated at Share This Stock image NEWDALE — Conservation officers are seeking information from the public after discovering multiple dead trumpeter swans on March 27 at the intersection of 100 N. and 2750 E. in Fremont County, just north of Newdale. Five swans in various states of decomposition are suspected to have been shot. Holes indicative of gunshot wounds were found in the three bird carcasses that were intact enough to perform necropsies on. “Trumpeter swans are classified in Idaho as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need,” says Matt Proett, wildlife biologist. “Although large congregations of migrant swans may be observed in the agricultural landscape in winter, the summer breeding population in eastern Idaho is still quite low. We want to manage and conserve this iconic species for the enjoyment of future generations and poaching of trumpeter swans is taken very seriously.”
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