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Assembly committee sends bill to let state better manage invasive mute swans
Summary
A California Assembly committee voted to send AB 764 to the Appropriations Committee after supporters said the bill would allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife to use additional management tools to limit growing mute swan populations that threaten wetlands and native waterfowl.
Assemblymember Jeff Gonzales presented AB 764 on behalf of the author, arguing the bill would add certain exotic non-game birds — including mute swans — to lists that permit active population-management tools.
Supporters told the committee that mute swans have increased substantially in recent years and are aggressively displacing native waterfowl and degrading remaining wetland habitat. Mark Henley of California Waterfowl told the committee the swan population in California had risen sharply, citing a two‑year increase…
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