DES MOINES – An Iowa man illegally shot a trumpeter swan and must pay a substantial penalty.
Danny Lopez, 46, of Montour, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Tama County Magistrate Court to shooting a trumpeter swan on Otter Creek Marsh on Nov. 12.
Lopez shot the immature trumpeter swan at 7 a.m. while waterfowl hunting on pond seven. He was cited by State Conservation Officer Brett Reece.
Trumpeter swans are protected in Iowa. Lopez was fined $195 and assessed $1,500 civil damages.
