It's a black swan event. Governor Cuomo has vetoed a two-year moratorium to protect the city's mute swan population, paving the way for the Department of Environmental Conservation to carry out the extermination of some 2,200 swans. The DEC considers the species who have made a home in Jamaica Bay, Sheepshead Bay, and Prospect Park to be invasive and aggressive, making it hard for native wildlife to thrive. [NYDN; previously]
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