Thieves who destroyed a
robin-shaped donation box at the RSPB's Loch of Strathbeg nature reserve have been
criticised.
Staff realised the
donation box was missing on Tuesday, and found it sawn in half in a ditch.
Volunteer Catherine
Wilkinson said: "They've probably taken just a few pounds but destroyed a
brand new robin which could cost us £250 to replace.
"We know how
important people's donations are."
She added: "It's
incredibly disappointing that someone would do something like this."
Visitor centre officer
Diana Spencer explained: "This is the latest incident in a spate of petty
vandalism.
"We empty all our
donation boxes every day so there's never any significant amount of cash in
them.
"If this continues,
we'll have to look at closing the centre earlier or opening later, which will
affect all of our visitors."
Loch of Strathbeg is
Britain's largest sand dune loch.
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