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Spring is toxic to migrating tundra swans stopping here

As the swans feed at the marsh, they swallow polluted sediment that can lead to their deaths. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
As the swans feed at the marsh, they swallow polluted sediment that can lead to their deaths. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)
As the swans feed at the marsh, they swallow polluted sediment that can lead to their deaths. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

WILDLIFE — It’s been well publicized over the years, but we can’t let people forget that our lower Coeur d’Alene river basin is a toxic stew for migrating waterfowl, thanks to the waste of a century of upstream mining.

An eyewitness to a swan death report the observation complete with a photo, posted on Huckleberries online .

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog