VANCOUVER — The last three mute swans in the city’s renowned Stanley Park have found a new home after a fourth was killed recently by otters in Lost Lagoon. The remaining male, Bijan, will get his own pond there as well when Parks Board staff are able to capture and relocate him. Mute swans have been a fixture in Lost Lagoon since the 1950s, said biologist Mike McIntosh, who acts as a wildlife ranger for the Vancouver Parks Board. He recalls as many as 70 living there when he started with the city’s Parks Board in 1965. “The general curator for the zoo and parks board came from England where it was common to have swans on gorgeous country estates.

Source: National Post August 26, 2016 02:48 UTC