Influence
Whooper Swans are much admired in Europe. The Whooper Swan is the national bird of Finland and is featured on the Finnish 1 euro coin. The Whooper Swan is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
The global spread of H5N1 reached the UK in April 2006 in the form of a dead Whooper Swan found in Scotland.
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Whooper Swan in Regent's Park, London, England
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Whooper Swans near Kilfenora, Co. Clare, Ireland
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Young Whooper Swan at Lake Kussharo, Japan
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Whooper Swans resting at Sunayu Onsen at Lake Kussharo, Japan
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Mute Swans with orange bills and Whooper Swans, with yellow bills
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