Report from George Markie
THE week-long annual census of the swan population was due to begin today - as experts warned the Queen's waterbirds were being slaughtered by wild mink.
The Queen's Swan Marker, David Barber, said the census on the Thames was expected to show a fall in swan numbers.
© Edinburgh Evening News, 14 th July, 2003
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