ALBANY,  N.Y.––The New York Department of Environmental Conservation on February 24,  2014 backed away from a plan to kill every mute swan in New York state.  The NY/DEC proposed to kill all 2,200 mute swans in the state by 2025,  by a combination of methods that could include shooting,  gassing,  decapitation,  and egg addling. A two-week public comment period […]