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Reply ID 973

I would have thought it is safe to say that the swans face a great danger (of being killed and eaten) further south on the river and therefore that all applications would automatically succeed. Indeed - the asylum system is so messed up that it is likely that many of the swans could outlive the time taken to process their claims!

Reply ID 989

I have thought for some time that the number of swans on the river in Ware is excessive and this must be to the detriment of other species. I would like to suggest that each family in Ware is given a swan for their Christmas dinner this year to relieve the over crowding on our rivers.

Reply ID 991

I'd rather everyone was given a Canada goose - there's loads of them and they can be quite vicious! Any similar suggestions to overcome the overcrowding on the train service would be greatly appreciated (alas, I expect that canablism would not go down well).

Reply ID 992

Cat wonders if the swans on the River Lea at Ware have a detrimental effect on other species. I am not sure that they do. If you look at the Great Bed of Ware in London's Victorial and Albert Museum you will see a swan depicted. The excellent video about the bed made by the museum makes the point that Ware was famous for its swans. As the bed was probably made about 1595 the swans have been on the River Lea for over 400 years at least. Thus I think if the swans did have a harmful effect on any species that species would have long since disappeared.

Reply ID 997

Andrew I am not disputing that swans have been living on our Ware rivers for many hundreds of years in harmony with all the other flora and fauna It is the large increase in swan population in recent years that I think may start to have an impact on other species. It may just be my perception, but the number of ducks seems to have decreased along with the increase in the swans. And talking of increase in numbers of animals, there are huge numbers of rats this year in fields to the North of Ware. I've never seen it before but they are scurrying everywhere when I walk along the paths up there. YUK

Reply ID 1073

The article about the swans taking refuge here in Ware to escape being eaten by asylim seekers may not be completely true. In fact, the real reason there is a huge increase in the swan population on the River Lea in Ware is due to a woman feeding them regularly everyday. Her name is Louise Bathe and she admits that she spends £50.00 a week on bread to feed the swans. Here is the link to a recent article in the Mercury@ http://www.herts-essex-news.co.uk/mercury/mnews/mnews9.asp

Reply ID 1074

Bread is not their "natural" diet...