Sarah Knapton, science
editor
22 JANUARY 2018 • 6:03PM
A heartbroken swan who flew into
Britain alone six weeks ago after losing his mate during the 2,500 mile
journey has finally been reunited with his partner.
Wildlife experts
at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands
Trust feared the worst when 26-year-old Bewick's swan Croupier arrived
without Dealer, who is mother to his 29 cygnets.
The pair have been together for
19 years and are part of a lineage of swans which can be traced back
decades.
Bewick's swan numbers have plummeted
in the past two decades and it was feared Dealer may have been shot or
poisoned on her journey back from Russia.
But on Monday the Trust in
Gloucestershire announced that Dealer has finally arrived after going
missing for six weeks.
WWT’s swan expert Julia Newth
said: "During the 19 years they were together, Croupier and Dealer reared
and brought back to Slimbridge 29 cygnets.
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