Trumpeter swan Hoopers; are the least." Early efforts to reintroduce this bird into other parts of its original range, and to introduce it elsewhere, have had modest success, as suitable habitats have dwindled and the released birds do not undertake migrations. More recently, the population in all three major population regions have shown sustained growth over the past thirty-year period. Data from the US Fish and Wildlife Service show 400% growth in that period, with signs of increasing growth rates over time. One impediment to the growth of the trumpeter swan population around the Great Lakes is the presence of a growing
Two Soldiers and a Serving Woman with a Trumpeter Two Soldiers and a Serving Woman with a Trumpeter " Two Soldiers and a Serving Woman with a Trumpeter" (c. 1650–1655) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the collection of the Kunsthaus Zürich. This painting was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1908, who wrote; "278. Officers resting in a Stable. Two jovial officers are resting in a stable. A comely woman offers them a jug of wine. At the door stands a trumpeter blowing his trumpet. Through an open