\n The male swan, known locally as Samson, was found with a hook stuck in his leg and was visibly distressed.\n<\/p>\n
\n His injury was spotted by a member of the public, who alerted the park ranger on Monday, May 25.\n<\/p>\n
\n The ranger contacted the RSPCA and Rachel Wilson from Rachel\u2019s Wildlife Rescue.\n<\/p>\n
\n The first rescue attempt was unsuccessful as Samson was too distressed to leave the water.\n<\/p>\n
\n The council have reminded that fishing is not permitted on Barrow Park (Image: W&F Council)\n<\/p>\n
\n He was monitored overnight and given fortified feed, and after several rescue attempts, he was finally caught on the fourth try.\n<\/p>\n
\n He was then taken to Wild Side Vets in Barrow where the hook was removed.\n<\/p>\n
\n Samson has now been returned to the lake and will continue to receive health checks on site.\n<\/p>\n
\n The council has said the incident highlights the reasons behind the fishing ban at the boating lake, which is home to a nesting pair of swans and their two cygnets.\n<\/p>\n
\n The ban is in place to protect the park\u2019s wildlife.\n<\/p>\n
\n Samson’s leg (Image: W&F Council)\n<\/p>\n
\n The council said: “This incident highlights why fishing is prohibited at Barrow Park.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Our park rangers also continue to face hostility while carrying out their duties and reminding individuals of the laws in place here.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Our teams are simply doing their job to protect wildlife, maintain public spaces, and ensure the park remains safe and enjoyable for everyone.”\n<\/p>\n
\n However, the council said that signs warning people not to fish are often removed or thrown into the lake, causing unnecessary costs for taxpayers who have to pay for replacements.\n<\/p>\n
\n Samson the swan (Image: W&F Council)\n<\/p>\n
\n Visitors are being asked to respect the byelaws and the environment including the welfare of the park\u2019s wildlife.\n<\/p>\n
\n Anyone caught fishing illegally at the site will receive a \u00a3100 fixed penalty notice.\n<\/p>\n
\n People are urged to report illegal fishing or vandalism by calling 0300 373 3300.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The male swan, known locally as Samson, was found with a hook stuck in his leg and was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":607701,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-607700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/607701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}