{"id":26357,"date":"2026-01-29T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/?p=26357"},"modified":"2026-01-27T06:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:31:09","slug":"a-couple-found-a-white-lump-among-some-branches-and-rails-on-a-trail-in-new-york-and-thought-it-was-trash-next-to-the-tracks-but-it-was-a-swan-trapped-far-from-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/a-couple-found-a-white-lump-among-some-branches-and-rails-on-a-trail-in-new-york-and-thought-it-was-trash-next-to-the-tracks-but-it-was-a-swan-trapped-far-from-the-water\/26357\/","title":{"rendered":"A couple found a white lump among some branches and rails on a trail in New York and thought it was trash next to the tracks, but it was a swan trapped far from the water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Massapequa, New York, a couple walking a local trail recently spotted what looked like a crumpled white lump squeezed between a fence and the train tracks<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It turned out to be a swan tangled in brambles and stranded away from the nearby reservoir, until local rescuer John Debacker and a passing jogger carefully netted, checked and carried the bird back to the water, where he quietly rejoined his mate. \u201cHe tried to pull away at first, then settled down once he knew I was helping,\u201d Debacker told The Dodo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For that swan, the danger lasted only a few minutes. For many birds<\/a> that live along busy transport corridors<\/a>, the mix of rails, overhead wires and fast trains can be a constant threat where wild habitat meets concrete, as studies on railway impacts show for bird communities near the tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n