More than ten incidents in 24 hours involving animals in West Yorkshire as birds nest destroyed

A Little Plover nest has been destroyed in West Yorkshire - one of more than ten incidents involving animals in less than 24 hours.

Police said there had been 11 incidents between Thursday and Friday which involved animals across the West Yorkshire area.

Officers dealt with an incident in the Wakefield area where a Little Plover nest had been destroyed.

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The Little ringed plover nests on bare gravel around flooded gravel pits, sandy riverbanks and reservoirs.

Anyone with information should contact police quoting crime reference 13200342044

Three other incidents are still in the process of being dealt with, police said.