Animal activists and public officials revolted against the State Department of Environmental Conservation's plan to exterminate 2,200 mute swans, and now the DEC has revised its plan, stating that "complete elimination of mute swans from New York is not a viable option, given the expressed public opinions." The DEC now plans to reduce NYC's swan population from 2,000 to 800 by using "nonlethal methods" when possible. [NYT; previously]
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