The birds were “quite ill,” a City of Boston representative said, and were euthanized.
By Asher Klein • Published 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
A pair of sick swans at Boston’s Charles River Esplanade were euthanized this week, and five baby swans were later taken to a wildlife center to be evaluated, according to the city.
The sick swans had avian flu, the city said, which has been blamed for other bird kills around the country this year.
The Charles River Esplanade cases were reported by multiple people to Boston’s Animal Care & Control Division, which investigated Monday and was able to capture the birds with help from the Boston Fire Department, a city representative said.
The birds were…
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Exposing the Big Game 
So sad. They are darling.
In a pond near where I live, a swan pair made a queenly throne of a next very close to the public walking trail, dogs, etc. But no one bothered her and kept track of her progress. When we’d go walking, we’d sometimes get an update! Her eggs hatched; four little beauties and only two did not hatch, and now the family are out on the water.
This bird flu I presume is another human-caused disaster.
Made much, much worse thanks to overcrowded factory chicken/egg farms.