Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Vandals used a chainsaw to bring down an Osprey's nest in a night-time raid.
The saw can be heard buzzing in a CCTV clip before the nest platform topples over . The crime has been branded as "disgusting" by police who have vowed to catch the culprits.
They struck 9.45pm last night at Llyn Brenig Reservoir in North Wales at Cerrigydrudion. The nest was found floating in the water this morning.
Rob Taylor of the the North Wales Police Rural Crime Team said: "A disgusting act was committed by someone as quarter to ten last night.
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