An animal rescue in Galway is helping a luckless swan and her hatchlings after she lost her second mate in two years when it was hit by a bus near the city’s iconic Spanish Arch.
The male swan was chasing another bird from his territory when he flew into a moving bus two weeks ago. He was picked by the city’s fire service but died from his injuries shortly afterwards.
The unfortunate incident left his mate alone with seven eggs in their nest near Nun’s Island, around 200 metres from the Spanish Arch. And it’s the second time in two years that the same swan has lost her companion in tragic circumstances.
