Article Photos: Alaska trumpeter swans filling historic range



In this photo taken Saturday Sept. 29, 2012, a trumpeter swan stretches its wings in the waters of Potter March in Anchorage, Alaska. Trumpeter swans continue a remarkable comeback from near extinction in the Lower 48 states and much of their Alaska habitat, said federal wildlife biologist Deborah Groves, who has counted Alaska swans since 1990. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

In this photo taken Saturday Sept. 29, 2012, a trumpeter swan stretches its wings in the waters of Potter March in Anchorage, Alaska. Trumpeter swans continue a remarkable comeback from near extinction in the Lower 48 states and much of their Alaska habitat, said federal wildlife biologist Deborah Groves, who has counted Alaska swans since 1990. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)