Young swans spell hope for threatened species
The Wildfowl and Wetland Trust is seeing more young Bewick's swans fly into Slimbridge leading to fresh hope for the threatened species
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Eight swans-a-swimming at Slimbridge
The largest Bewick's swan family ever recorded has arrived at the Wildfowl and Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire.
'Everton', and his new mate 'Rovers' have brought their six cygnets with them. They've joined 200 more of the threatened wild swans after a 2,500 mile journey from arctic Russia.
It may be "seven swans-a-swimming" in the carol but Slimbridge has gone one up!
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