Nobody objects when government biologists move to kill off ecologically destructive invasive species, such as zebra mussels or snakehead fish.
But when the target is the elegant mute swan — which destroys native wetlands — nasty fights break out. In Maryland, biologists are using Wesson oil and wiles to destroy swan eggs.
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