Protected osprey nest destroyed in 'horrendous' chainsaw attack
There are just five pairs of ospreys in Wales with the birds and eggs protected under the Wildlife & Countryside Act. - Wales News Service/ Police are investigating a "horrendous" wildlife crime on a protected osprey nest after vandals used a chainsaw to destroy the site. Conservationists have condemned the attack at Llyn Brenig Lake in Wales as “senseless, cruel and wanton”. The culprits are suspected to have arrived by boat on Friday evening before chopping down the artificial nesting platform. In CCTV footage of the incident, a loud ...
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