Culls effective for reducing mute swans in New Jersey
Theodore C. Nichols,
Lisa A. Clark
Abstract:Mute swans (Cygnus olor) have increased in New Jersey at ~7%/yr since the mid‐1980s with the population peaking at 1,890 mute swans by 2005. Wildlife agencies have implemented management programs to reduce mute swan numbers to population objectives; however, evaluation of these programs is lacking. Given the detrimental impacts of mute swans on wetland habitats, we implemented a cull program in 2007 in New Jersey through shooting, mostly during mid‐summer, and focused cull efforts on key molting sites. Our pri… Show more
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