Watching the trumpeters fly across the fields and waters of Vancouver Island is a sight that one never tires of and seeing them fly by during a snow squall is even better. Trumpeter Swan facts: The Trumpeter Swan once occurred across North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Europeans, upon their arrival, hunted and harassed the swan to the point where in 1933 there were only 77 Trumpeters breeding in Canada and 50 breeding in the United States. Today, as a result of an intensive international conservation effort, there are about 16 000 wild Trumpeter Swans, and the species is no longer considered in danger of extinction. Habitat protection and enhancement, and reintroduction programs, should ensure that numbers of this magnificent bird will continue to rise and that it will once again inhabit much of its former range. ~ Wildlife and Nature, British Columbia.com

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