Kristīne and Natālija have been following the daily lives of the swans at Māras Pond since spring, when the birds began building their nest. Seven cygnets hatched at the end of May. However, only four can be seen now.
“The mother swan sat on her eggs for 43 days, and then on their first swim they were just little fluffballs. And now, when you look, and she’s simply not there, it’s very sad. The mother swan was the first to suffer; she got tangled in a fishing line, and local people...