Precious Black Swan and Goose Form a Friendship

This black swan, thanks to the collaboration between citizens, the media, and relevant departments, received professional treatment.

Xinhua News Agency - Recently, Xinhua News Agency reporter received a telephone report from Ms. Zou, a resident of Changxing Island Economic Zone, saying that on April 7th, she found a black swan on the beach. 'At that time, I couldn't see that it had any injuries, but it was very lethargic. Some people on the beach said this goose was big enough to roast a whole pot, but I didn't want to let anyone roast it, so I decided to take it home to raise it!'

Due to the large size of the goose, Ms. Zou was unable to care for it in the courtyard. That night, she took the black goose to her rural relatives' home. After returning home, Ms. Zou searched the internet and compared it, and realized that this black goose looked very much like a black swan, so she found the media, hoping the reporter could contact relevant departments to properly arrange it.

On April 10th, Xinhua News Agency reporter contacted Changxing Island local media reporters and Changxing Island Social Affairs Bureau Forestry Section staff, together rushed to Zou's relatives' farm. In a poultry shed, the reporter saw the black goose. Under the careful care of the enthusiastic citizen, the goose had recovered its spirit and was eating and walking with the 'chicken, duck, and goose friends', enjoying itself. The family that fed the black goose told the reporter that the original poultry were quite scared and didn't want to eat when the black goose first arrived, but it didn't mind, and ate happily.

Subsequently, the Changxing Island Social Affairs Bureau Forestry Section staff contacted through the black swan and another small bird picked up by a Changxing Island enthusiastic citizen together to the Lushun Bird Garden. Bird experts identified that the black goose was indeed a black swan, but it may have been artificially raised; the injured bird was a pelican. After professional treatment, both birds were not in danger of life and were recovering well.

Text by Dalian News Media Group Reporter Blessings Photo by Correspondent Ge Qiwei Wang Yining Quedian Yan