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A great story and I support DEM in its attempt to remove and or destroy these invasive animals 100%. Like the European Carp, Gold and Koi fish Norway rat, invasive water weeds, and all other invasive plants and animals, the Mute swans needs to be removed if the ecology of our lakes and land is to be restored.

Like the European Carp, the Mute Swan is part of the reason that Warwick Pond is such an ecological mess, The swans unlike the native geese and duck are year round residents of the pond and the tend to pollute the lake with their wastes and to pull up/ destroy other plants that the native geese and duck cannot. Their aggressive nature tends to scare away the native aquatic birds, and due to their large size and feeding activities they tend to stir up the sediments of the lakes, rivers and estuaries and help reduce the oxygen in them .

This animal is Not Native to North America, and they have no natural predators except Man, and if nothing else there should be a year long open season on these animals to remove them.. Just because they are beautiful to look at doesn't mean they are good for Warwick Pond ecology or in any other aquatic habitat they are found in RI.

if you have access to a computer do a web search look up and read the following DNR-Mute Swans- Invading Michigan Waters, which will give you excellent reasons for the removal and the elimination of Mute Swans in our Lakes, Rivers and Brackish water environments. More scientific reason for the removal and elimination of Mute Swans are the following articles if you do a search for them on your computer. Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) and Mute Swans Threaten Chesapeake Bay Ecosystems on CNN.com.

But by all means keep up with your wrong headed out cry against killing the Mute Swans and Warwick Pond will never properly recover. Unfortunately, in your out cry against removing of the swans, you will allow an invasive animal to multiply and continue its destruction on all aquatic environments. This kind of Pro-Mute Swan is the worst kind of bad environmentalism that any group could possibly advocate. Save you admiration and dedication to seem that the State continues to fine polluters, and advocate better water shed policies ,for Warwick Pond and every where else. Also you should be advocating that ALL home septic systems should be eliminated and that All houses and business should be hooked up to the local Sewage Plant.

But of course your wrong headed animal rights people and deluded environmentalist will not find that as glamorous! God forbid that you would put this kind of dedication, money or energy into any real environmental issue and would make a difference to Warwick Pond...!

Sincerely,

Ray H. of North Providence , Watershed Steward, and 35 years as an environmentalist, volunteer aquatic biologist, and surveyor for invasive plants and animals.

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