Mates for Life. A pair of trumpeter swans soar through sub-zero temperatures above the Henry's Fork of the Snake River near Island Park, Idaho. Thought to be on the brink of extinction in 1933 with fewer than 70 known pairs in North American, an aerial survey discovered a population of more than 100 pairs in the Copper River area of Alaska. The Trumpeter Swan Society (Save Our Swans - of which my father was a member) helped to reintroduce populations to the lower 48. Now more than 50,000...
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Mates for Life. A pair of trumpeter swans soar through sub-zero temperatures above the Henry's Fork of the Snake River near Island Park, Idaho. Thought to be on the brink of extinction in 1933 with fewer than 70 known pairs in North American, an aerial survey discovered a population of more than 100 pairs in the Copper River area of Alaska. The Trumpeter Swan Society (Save Our Swans - of which my father was a member) helped to reintroduce populations to the lower 48. Now more than 50,000 pairs exist, beautiful proof that careful conservation measures work.
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