CaptainAce$$
03-05-2012, 09:45 AM
A notorious swan nicknamed "Mr Asbo" has been secretly removed from his river after stepping
up his attacks on Cambridge rowers, it has emerged.
The angry cob and his mate were plucked from their nest on the River Cam and whisked off to a secret
location 60 miles away last week.Authorities said they were forced take action after the creature's
attacks on terrified river users intensified over the past three weeks.
Natural England agreed to grant a rare emergency license to remove the birds - usually forbidden
during mating season. Brave volunteers, wearing protective clothing, scooped up the birds and
transferred them out of the city where they had left the rowing community in fear.
up his attacks on Cambridge rowers, it has emerged.
The angry cob and his mate were plucked from their nest on the River Cam and whisked off to a secret
location 60 miles away last week.Authorities said they were forced take action after the creature's
attacks on terrified river users intensified over the past three weeks.
Natural England agreed to grant a rare emergency license to remove the birds - usually forbidden
during mating season. Brave volunteers, wearing protective clothing, scooped up the birds and
transferred them out of the city where they had left the rowing community in fear.