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Article: Swan Upping 2003 to check mink damage of Thames swans.
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- June 27, 2003
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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 June 2003-UK Government: Swan Upping 2003 to check mink damage of Thames swans(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Swan Upping, the annual census of the swan population on certain stretches of the River Thames is expected this year, to show a decline in the Thames swan population. David Barber, The Queen's Swan Marker said "There has been a slight decrease in the number of breeding pairs nesting this year, although the size of the broods have been high. There have been many reported fatalities, a high proportion of which have been the result of mink attacks. Mink are on the increase throughout the Thames area and young ...