Help Save Mute Swans

Imagine majestic, intelligent, and bonded Mute Swans – mates and their offspring – being killed. Imagine dedicated Mute Swan mothers, sitting on their nests weeks longer than necessary, not realizing that their babies will never hatch because the egg shells have been coated in oil, halting their development.

This is happening in Ontario. In the past 10 years over 1,200 Mute Swans have been culled (killed) in Canada and over 1,600 of their eggs have been destroyed.

Will you please support our work to save their lives?

These beautiful birds and their eggs are being killed due to misconceptions about their impact on wetlands and because they are sometimes labelled non-native. But research shows that they do not outcompete other waterbirds and they do not deplete food sources. And they are a naturalized species who have a rightful place in our wetlands: they have graced our waterways and nested in Ontario for 66 years or over 18 generations.

The Mute Swan Society was founded to protect them from these unnecessary and lethal actions, through education and advocacy. Read more at www.muteswansociety.org and @muteswansociety on Instagram and Facebook.

As a volunteer, I'm raising funds to support this vital work.

We are an entirely volunteer organization – so all funds go towards producing our publications and materials, maintaining our website and social media presence, sharing information and education at events, meetings, and conferences, and being a voice for Mute Swans with policy makers.

Every dollar donated will help us educate the public and advocate for change so these beautiful, sentient animals have a chance to live their wild lives.

Please join us in protecting Mute Swans!