Towering, snow-white, and impossibly elegant, this is the largest waterfowl in the world, a bird so impressive it seems ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Numbers of migrating swans counted at Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area on Wednesday were more than 4 times the historical average. There were8,455 swans counted. Numbers of ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Geese and swan counts at Freezout Lake on Tuesday climbed to the highest numbers yet for the season. Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks notes56,000 geese were counted and1,227 swans. ...

Trumpeter swans in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho apparently took a major hit this year, losing about 25 percent of their population, according to an annual survey conducted in September. The drastic ...