Cygnus cygnus can be considered a swan among swans, the type species, hence archetype, of all swans. It is also a swan of superlatives. With a population of about 180,000, the whooper, though ...

The High Court has overturned An Bord Pleanála’s decision to refuse planning permission for a wind farm in Co Cork in order to protect the habitat of the whooper swan. Mr Justice Richard ...

As the cold spells persist, an increasing number of whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus ... told China Daily that the whooper swan is a rare species in China and is classified as a second-class protected ...

File photo A decision by An Bord Pleanála to refuse planning permission for a wind farm in Co Cork in order to protect the habitat of the whooper swan has been quashed by the High Court.