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What about long-term effects of the collars?

By On May 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Neck collars have been extensively trialed and used safely on swans in Europe and North America for more than 50 years. Although most people in Australia are not familiar with animal collars, they have been used as a means of identifying swans in the northern hemisphere on more than 25,000 individuals of several species including Mute, Trumpeter, and Tundra swans.

Some examples of collared swan species in the northern hemisphere.

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