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'There's No Sign of Them': Five Iconic Stratford, Ont., Swans Go Missing
Five swans have been missing for two weeks amid ongoing searches; the city lacks tracking devices, complicating recovery efforts, officials said.
- On Aug. 27, 2025, Stratford officials asked residents to stay alert as five of the city's iconic swans remained at large, causing community concern.
- Two weeks ago, Malott's typical day turned into a wild swan chase when he noticed changes in the flock of 18 birds.
- Despite searches along the river and checks of stormwater retention ponds, crews did not find the missing birds, though close to a dozen Stratford residents reported sightings in the city's north end with plans to recover a found bird on Thursday.
- Officials warned the absence of trackers complicates recovery efforts, and Malott noted the swans uniquely connect Stratford's park system and theatre festival, urging public help to locate them.
- All six vanished overnight with no trace, Malott said, and he would not rule out theft but noted tall grass and reduced visibility areas may mean the swans are hiding, encouraging the public appeal.
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Wild swan chase ruffles feathers in Stratford, Ont.
Residents in Stratford, Ont., were being asked to stay on the lookout Wednesday as five of the city's iconic swans remained at large. What started as a typical day for Quin Malott, Stratford's parks and forestry manager, two weeks ago quickly turned into a wild swan chase.
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The Record‘There’s no sign of them’: Five iconic Stratford, Ont., swans go missing
A parks and forestry manager in Stratford, Ont., says the swans are not tracked with devices and asks anyone who sees one on the run to give him or the city a call.
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'There's no sign of them': Five iconic Stratford, Ont., swans go missing
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