U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finds Trumpeter Swan Flock not an Endangered Population

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that a petition seeking Endangered Species Act protection for trumpeter swans in the Yellowstone ecosystem presents insufficient evidence to establish that they should be listed as threatened or endangered under the Act.

After an evaluation of available information, the Service determined that the petition, filed by the Biodiversity Legal Foundation and the Fund for Animals, does not contain substantial information to proceed with a more in-depth status review. The petition asked the Service to declare the "tri-state flock" of trumpeter swans near Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho as a "distinct population segment" under the Act.

The Service