This family of swans were finally reunited after dad was separated from his cygnets following the Rexdale fire that polluted Mimico Creek.
It was a tender, touching swan family reunion in Mimico Creek.
The family of swans were separated after chemicals spilled into our waterways following a six-alarm fire at a Rexdale plant.
The dad swan it seems was separated from his cygnets for about 10 days after the chemical spill, according to the Mute Swan Society.
“The family got over the boom and into the lake,” the society wrote on social media. “Dad seems to be sticking around, the cygnets are learning to fly.”
The group said a pair of swan who were attacking the cygnets have moved on.
One of the many chemical-soaked ducks that was saved after being washed by wildlife officials.
“This is the best possible news and if things stay this way, means no rescue is necessary,” society officials warned. “The cygnets will stick with dad until they fly off to start their own lives, we can watch them grow up for a little longer.”
The said the dad swan may retain his territory.
The Society said the joyful cygnets are sticking close to their dad ‘chirping and grunting, happy to see him.”
“The family remains in danger because they are behind the clean-up booms in the contaminated area of the creek,” the Society wrote. They are “being kept there by a bonded pair of Mute Swans who will fight them for the territory.”
The group said the birds may have to be evacuated and a rescue plan is being worked on with Toronto Wildlife Centre (TWC) to get them to safety.
The feisty duck being washed up by wildlife officials bringing it back to life.
Cleanup of an Etobicoke creek is expected to be completed by the end of October after the toxic sludge spilled into the water from runoff following a massive industrial August 11 fire.
The sludge entered Mimico Creek after a fire at Brenntag Canada that killed fish, birds and mammals. Spill containment berms are still in the creek.
The TWC said the spill affected 112 birds that were “admitted, bathed and treated for ingested chemicals and cared for while they recovered.” Volunteers drove more than 80 of the birds to London, Ont. to release them safely away from the spill.