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Hunters will soon be allowed to kill mute swans as part of an effort to cull the “destructive, non-native” species statewide, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Starting Jan. 1, anyone with a valid hunting license will be able to kill the invasive waterfowl at any time, according to an agency news release . Landowners and lessees can also kill mute swans at any time without a permit or hunting license.

The move was authorized by new state legislation, which expires Jan. 1, 2031.

Mute swans were first found in the Suisun and Napa marshes during the 2007 Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey, according to the release from Fish and Wildlife. The California

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