The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has renewed the Village of Manlius' license to collect and possess four existing immature non-native mute swans, but there's a catch.

However, among the flock, there has been an unusual sighting: an invasive mute swan, a species not native to Texas or North America. Residents told MySA they spotted the mute swan on Sunday ...

YOU CAN SEE THE LOCKS AND THIS GATE. THIS PARK HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE LATE NOVEMBER, AFTER DOZENS OF MUTE SWANS WERE FOUND DEAD. WELL, NOW, WILDLIFE OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED IT WAS IN FACT THE BIRD ...

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 ...

Two swans found dead at Mather Lake in November have tested positive for bird flu, said state fish and wildlife officials. The mute swans’ carcasses were recovered Nov. 26 from Mather Lake at ...

Public health officials say avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been identified as the cause of death for waterfowl ...