Between 1995 and 2005, whooper swan numbers migrating south to Europe rose by nearly two-thirds from about 15,000 to more than 26,000, while in the same period numbers of Bewick's swans on winter ...

The whooper swan, like its onomatopoeic cousins, the whistling and the trumpeter, belongs to an elegant society of sisters; the mute, Bewick's, black, and black-necked fill out the ranks.

The large white swan is a winter visitor to the UK Numbers of whooper swans are predicted to double in the UK by 2030, thanks to efforts to protect the wetlands where they spend the winter. The ...

Populations of whooper swans have grown 30 times faster inside nature reserves than outside over the past three decades, research has shown. Scientists from the University of Exeter analysed ...

Numbers of whooper swans are predicted to double in the UK by 2030, thanks to efforts to protect the wetlands where they spend the winter. The wild bird, known for its trumpet-like call, flies in ...