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David R. Marks District Supervisor usda -APHIS wildlife Services Urbandale, Iowa Human- wildlife Conflicts Mute Swans (Cygnus olor, Figure 1) are an invasive species originally brought to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for ornamental ponds and lakes, zoos and aviculture collections. Original populations were located in northeastern states along the Hudson Valley but have since expanded to several Midwestern states and portions of the western and Canada. Mute swan damage includes competing with native waterfowl, destroying native plants, spreading disease, and colliding with aircraft.
USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services Urbandale, Iowa Human-Wildlife Conflicts Mute swans (Cygnus olor, Figure 1) are an invasive species originally brought to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for ornamental ponds and lakes, zoos and aviculture collections. Original populations were located in northeastern states along the Hudson
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