note added: In New York, the department of environmental conservation (the DEC) decided that swans were a non-native invasive species, and even though there were relatively few of them (fewer than 2000 dispersed in small groups across the state) and though their numbers had been stable for over a century, that they should be eradicated by oiling their eggs so they would not hatch. There was an uproar among the many populations who lived near the swans. In response, the legislature passed a law to protect them. The governor sided with the DEC and vetoed it. There was more uproar. Finally the DEC & the governor backed down, at least for the present. This summer the swans have slowly come back in mated pairs, fewer in number but all the more beautiful and serene.
note added: In New York, the department of environmental conservation (the DEC) decided that swans were a non-native invasive species, and even though there were relatively few of them (fewer than 2000 dispersed in small groups across the state) and though their numbers had been stable for over a century, that they should be eradicated by oiling their eggs so they would not hatch. There was an uproar among the many populations who lived near the swans. In response, the legislature passed a law to protect them. The governor sided with the DEC and vetoed it. There was more uproar. Finally the DEC & the governor backed down, at least for the present. This summer the swans have slowly come back in mated pairs, fewer in number but all the more beautiful and serene.
In New York, the department of environmental conservation (the DEC) decided that swans were a non-native invasive species, and even though there were relatively few of them (fewer than 2000 dispersed in small groups across the state) and though their numbers had been stable for over a century, that they should be eradicated by oiling their eggs so they would not hatch. There was an uproar among the many populations who lived near the swans. In response, the legislature passed a law to protect them. The governor sided with the DEC and vetoed it. There was more uproar. Finally the DEC & the governor backed down, at least for the present. This summer the swans have slowly come back in mated pairs, fewer in number but all the more beautiful and serene.
