(TWP. OF WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) Sometime during the first week of October 2016, a shooting of a Trumpeter Swan took place at Luther Marsh located northeast of Arthur in the Township of Wellington North. At approximately 9:00am on Monday October 10th 2016, a second shooting of another Trumpeter Swan occurred at the same location. These birds are part of a restoration program, and were marked with a metal leg band and two large yellow wing tags. They are distinctive in that they are a large bird with a wing span of 5`or more and have a black bill.
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