The Department of Natural Resources says mute swans — believed to be fewer than 500 — are destroying vital underwater grasses of the Chesapeake Bay. (Baltimore Sun photo by Amy Davis / October 19, 2005)
"Sailboats with rudders and boats with outboard motors pull up and destroy more aquatic vegetation than 450 mute swans in an entire year. That's the truth," he said.Grandy said the public would be outraged if it knew more about the method used to kill swans: Birds are herded together and a device like a bolt cutter is used to crush their necks.
