Rare and protected osprey nest chopped down in horrific act of vandalism
The birds had only just laid their first egg of the season at Brenig Lake
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The osprey nest and platform was cut down using a chainsaw (Image: North Wales Police)
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A rare and protected Osprey nest was chopped down in Wales, police say
Police in Wales want to know who cut down an osprey nesting platform on Friday, sending the rare and protected birds’ nest and their freshly-laid egg crashing into the lake below.
The Brenig Osprey Project said in a post on social media that the “horrific act of vandalism” happened at about 9:45 p.m. at Brenig Lake, a reservoir in Northern Wales.
There were cameras on the platform and the organization had just celebrated the breeding pair laying an egg the day before.
The North Wales Police Rural Crime Team said in a tweet on Saturday that they believe the suspect or suspects arrived by boat to cut down the platform.
The ospreys had only laid their first yesterday before their nest was felled. (Source - NWP Rural Crime team) AN OSPREY nest at Llyn Brenig has been felled in a horrific act of vandalism . North Wales Wildlife Trust said that on Friday evening, someone used a chainsaw to fell the nest of the protected birds of prey. It came the same day as the birds reportedly laid their first egg.
The nesting pair had only laid their first yesterday. North Wales Police s Rural Crime team is investigating the incident. A spokesperson said: We are sad to report that someone last night has intentionally felled the Osprey nest platform at Brenig Lake.
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