The fall and rise of trumpeter swans in North America is an amazing story – nearly wiped out by settlers crossing the country, turning virgin prairie and wetlands into farmsteads and farm fields. These settlers exported more than 100,000 trumpeters between 1880-1920 to use in products like quill pens, powder puffs, pillows, quilts and hats. The swans’ meat and eggs were consumed as part of the pioneer diet.
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Trumpeter Swans Flourish in Shallow Lakes of Iowa
- PPJV
- June 2, 2015