The English have long had a special relationship with mute swans. But when a magnificent male rears to his full 5ft height, stretches out his 7ft wingspan and hisses like a steam iron, what are the ...

A swan has been blinded in one eye after it was shot in the head with a 10mm (0.4in) steel ball bearing in a "disgusting" ...

A dead swan has been found shot in the head at a popular beauty spot. Members of the public found the female bird last week on the East Chevington nature reserve in Druridge Bay, Northumberland. The ...

“I always said golf can be a dangerous sport! My friend being bit at Bedminister,” he wrote on Truth Social and shared a pic of the bird appearing to take aim at his friend’s privates or thereabouts: ...

Boston birders are mourning the death of a young swan, affectionately known as Marble, at Jamaica Pond over the weekend. People fond of Marble, named for his mix of brown and white feathers, said ...

A 16-year-old swan was shot in the head at one of Northumberland Wildlife Trust's most popular Druridge Bay reserves.

Finally, after a few minutes, it was one of the station agents who nabbed the bird with a blanket, bringing the swan to safety and making many late travelers happy to be on their way once again.

While tourists head toward the main altar, a smaller group veers off, binoculars in hand, eagerly scanning the canopy and ...

After a bit of a chase and closing all eastbound lanes, the bird was captured. The Orlando Police Department said "officers and Community Service Officers secured the swan and safely transported ...