A swan has found dead because of heartbroken after her unhatched eggs and the nest was destroyed by vandals. Her nest was sat along the Manchester Canal in Bolton.
As reported by Manchester Evening News, a group of teenage boys was spotted throwing bricks and rocks along Manchester Canal in Kearsley on May 20.
From 6 of her unhatched eggs, only 3 was found to survive from the incident. Wildlife activists that have been keeping an eye on the swan stated it lost more eggs and only one remained after recent weeks.
The male swan left the nest after two weeks and not be seen anymore. It is believed that the male swan had been driven away by stress.
Sadly on earlier last week, the female swan was found dead in her nest.
“There’s not much I can say really. She probably died of a broken heart as she had a partner for life and he was driven away by stress,” said wildlife activists, Sam Woodrow.
“I really don’t want to do this post today because it comes with great sadness,” said a Facebook user, Michael Mason on his post.
“I have tried to keep you updated on this swan who laid six eggs, three were destroyed by youths, she has then been harassed by dogs jumping in and harassed by a duck and moorhen and two more eggs were lost leaving her with one egg,” he said.
“Her mate left her on her own and sadly I was informed this morning she was found slumped in her nest dead. I just feel like crying,” added Mason.
Source: LADBible, Manchester Evening News