Low water levels putting black swans under pressure
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (391367)
Rockingham, Australia
November 11, 2026 8:07pm CST
We’ve heard about river levels dropping drastically in Europe and it’s not much different here in Western Australia. At Lake McLarty, south of Mandurah and about 90 kilometres south of Perth, the levels has dropped so much that foxes are wading into the lake and preying the black swan cygnets.
Some of the swans are abandoning their young as they face increasing pressure. As food sources become scarce, all the swans are being concentrated into one area, and then the foxes come in and pick off the cygnets.
The photo is mine.
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@JohnRoberts (109456)
• Los Angeles, California
4h
Is the fox population out of control?
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@JudyEv (391367)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
There are probably no more than usual but when there was more water, the foxes couldn't get to the cygnets.
@JudyEv (391367)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
The low level of the rivers in European is very worrying. I think people forget about the flow-on effect on waterbirds.
@Deepizzaguy (126685)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6h
Sorry to learn that the water levels in your area are getting dry.
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@JudyEv (391367)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
Hopefully we won't have a really hot, dry summer. We're unlikely to get much rain from now until well after Christmas.
@nawala123 (25764)
• Indonesia
6h
Some people say carnivore is evil because eating other animals. I know it is sad fact but all is of law of nature
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@JudyEv (391367)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
That's true but this is an unusual occurrence. If there was more water in the lake, the foxes couldn't get to them.
@JudyEv (391367)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
We know it's bad that the levels are so low but I hadn't thought how it would impact on water birds.
@JudyEv (391367)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
We won't get much more rain now until well after Christmas. Drizzle doesn't help much at all.
@rsa101 (42273)
• Philippines
8h
I was reminded of my recent trip to the US, where I visited several nature parks. At Alberta Falls, my cousin, who has lived there for many years, noted that the falls appeared smaller than usual, with less water flowing downstream. Observations like hers suggest that such changes are becoming noticeable worldwide.
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@JudyEv (391367)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
I think every country is noticing changes in water levels and water flow.
@crossbones27 (54246)
• Mojave, California
7h
That is an everywhere problem. water running low. It so scary I do not want to talk abbot it, but was my job in Marines, how to purify water. I will talk about when people ready to fix the problem.
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@JudyEv (391367)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
I need to check but I think we have some desalination plants. We can't exist without a certain amount of water.
@JudyEv (391367)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
It's very sad. They are asking for volunteers to gather up all the abandoned cygnets and take them to safety.
@JudyEv (391367)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
It's very sad. Hopefully they'll gather the rest of the cygnets and take them to safety.
