It started with one person spotting that something was badly wrong.
A woman identified as Shona saw an injured trumpeter swan and contacted the Toronto Wildlife Centre, according to a July 30 Instagram post from the organisation. The centre then sent a rescuer identified as Andrew, who used a kayak to reach the bird safely and bring her in for care.
The swan needed emergency surgery after the veterinary team found “a severe fracture on the new patient’s upper beak… [that] went all the way through to the roof of her mouth.”
The Toronto Wildlife Centre said there was extra urgency because the swan had “a mate and cygnets (baby swans!) waiting back home.”
The veterinarian successfully sutured the fractured beak with dissolvable stitches. The centre said “the resilient mother swan recovered from surgery beautifully with supportive care, returning to her home a few days later to be reunited with her family.”
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