Media and Press Coverage

"Bayside geese roundup at Fort Totten Park by USDA Wildlife Services angers resident calling for action and awareness" - QNS.com, July 1, 2019

"Stop killing birds to secure New York’s air traffic" - The Times of Israel, March 15, 2018

"Who will speak for the geese?" - The Outline, July 5, 2017

"Has killing 70,000 birds failed to make NYC flights any safer?" - The Christian Science Monitor, January 15, 2017

"Nearly 70,000 birds killed in New York in attempt to clear safer path for planes" - The Guardian, January 14, 2017

"Cuomo signs Avella’s bill to protect mute swans" - Times Ledger, December 2, 2016

"Swans are safe from the state — for now" - Brooklyn Daily, November 30, 2016

"Coyote family living near Rikers Island will be euthanized" - New York Daily News, November 5, 2016

"PODCAST: Saving Staten Island's Threatened Turkeys" - DNAInfo.com, July 28, 2016

"50+ Canada geese were collected in Queens and sent for slaughter so they don’t fly into JFK-bound airplanes" - Ridgewood Times, June 28, 2016

"Geese removed from Queens park to prevent bird strikes at JFK" - New York Daily News, June 27, 2016

"446 Canada geese rounded up for slaughter or relocation" - The Gazette, June 20, 2016

"Staten Island’s Flock of Feral Turkeys Retire Upstate" - Modern Farmer, May 31, 2016

"Save the mute swans" - The Legislative Gazette, February 23, 2016

"Cymbrowitz Gives Voice To Mute Swans" - Politics NY, February 15, 2016

"8 Things You Didn't Know About Swans" - The Huffington Post,  February 1, 2016

"NY Considers Big Game Hunting with Air Rifles" - Field & Stream,  January 7, 2016

"NY Animal Rights Advocates: Big Bore Air Rifles a Big Problem" - Public News Service,  January 5, 2016

"Suffolk Closeup: Leave the swans alone" - Southold Local, December 11, 2015

"Feds Examine Soaring Deer Population on Staten Island" - NY1, December 2, 2015

"Kill or fence off? City probes deer damage control" - Staten Island Advance, November 30, 2015

"Bill Blocking Plan to Reduce Mute Swans is Vetoed " - The New York Times, November 23, 2015

"Sheepshead Bay Swans Win Stay Of Execution, But No Breeding" - Politics NY, November 23, 2015

"Young Law School Grad: Give Swans a Chance" - The Huffington Post, November 19, 2015

"Clock Is Ticking For Cuomo To Sign Bill And Save Sheepshead Bay’s Swans From Extermination" - Bklyner, November 13, 2015

"Grossman Column: Speaking up for mute swans" - The Suffolk Times, July 28, 2015

"GooseWatch NYC witnesses Canada geese roundups" - Chasing News, July 2, 2015

"Wild goose chase: Canada geese rounded up in Inwood Hill Park for culling to reduce plane-bird strikes" - Daily News, June 24, 2015

"Bill to halt DEC's mute swan plan sent once again to governor's desk" - Syracuse.com, June 20, 2015

"Suffolk Closeup: Stop the swan slaughter" - Shelter Island Reporter, May 19, 2015

"Opinion: A sad swan song" - Queens Chronicle, April 19, 2015

"Swan ransom: State will spare birds — if you pay" - Brooklyn Paper, March 20, 2015

"Queen's Swans Under Fire as American Officials Unveil Plans to Slaughter Huge Numbers of Iconic Birds" - UK Mirror, March 10, 2015

"New York City Council Members Introduce Meatless Monday Resolution" - Meat Free Mondays, January 22, 2015

"Bill that would save 'invasive' mute swans awaits Gov. Cuomo's signature" - Syracuse.com, December 8, 2014

"Wildlife Activists Try To Save Staten Island's Wild Turkeys" - NPR, November 27, 2014

"View: Stand with those who stand up for wildlife" - Lohud.com, October 30, 2014

"Back-to-back Bird Strikes Prompt New Call to Address Danger" - CBS News, September 4, 2014

"Area lawyer uses old barn space to take on upstate developers" - The Daily Star, August 30, 2014

"Airports' global bird slaughter - 100,000s gassed, shot, poisoned" - Ecologist, August 18, 2014

"Group wants geese protections at Jamaica Bay" - The Forum, July 17, 2014

"Geese Guardian Group Monitors USDA Activity" - NY Daily News, July 9, 2014

"Rally Against Goose Kill Today" - Queens Chronicle, June 26, 2014

"And Today We’re Freaking Out About The Geese" - Sheepshead Bites, June 25, 2014

"What Will Happen To New York’s Mute Swans?" - The Dodo, March 4, 2014

Port Authority Responsible for 20,000 Animal Deaths in Past Two Years" - The Dodo, March 3, 2014

"The Port Authority Has Killed How Many Animals Over The Past Two Years?" - UPROXX, March 3, 2014

"DEC commissioner Martens: We will 'likely amend" mute swan plan" - Syracuse.com, February 26, 2014

"Protesters make noise over New York plan to kill off mute swans" - Reuters, February 22, 2014

"Opinion: Speaking up for the Mute Swan" - The New York Times, February 17, 2014

"Swan eradication plan for the birds: State Sen. Tony Avella" - NY Daily News, February 14, 2014

"While Sochi is Killing Dogs, New York is About to Exterminate Thousands of Swans" - MIC, February 6, 2014

"Feathers Fly: Brooklyn Bird Groups Divided on Mute Swan Plan" - NY Daily News, February 3, 2014

"New York State’s 2,200 mute swans should not be on the most wanted list — dead or alive" - NY Daily News, February 3, 2014