Powerful yet graceful, swans sweep across North America’s skies in timeless journeys, following ancient pathways that span thousands of miles along the continent’s great flyways: Pacific, Central, Mississippi and Atlantic.
Swans are more than striking inhabitants of America’s seasonal wetlands; they play a vital ecological and epidemiological role. In the last article of a series, Matthew Hardy, MSc, AgriNerds, turns his attention on swans and their role in the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Read more