Swans in and around Stroud have had a hard time lately.
Back in May, police announced they were investigating the possible theft of swan eggs in Frampton on Severn.
And now police believe a man dive-bombed a family of swans in Stonehouse before throwing a cygnet.
If true, it is hard to understate the needless cruelty of the act.
Swans might not be the friendliest of creatures - no doubt most of you reading this have had a touch and go encounter at some point.
But, in any case, they are a fixture of our area’s wildlife and spotting a swan family is always a highlight on a canalside walk.
Thankfully, we have teams of wildlife wardens looking out for them on our behalf.
Take the case of a Stratford Park swan that lost her eggs earlier this summer.
She nearly starved to death trying to lay a new batch after she got stranded when the lake was drained.
The Park’s wildlife team came to her rescue - and, perhaps as thanks, she has now given Stroud a brand new cygnet.
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