Profane post made on school account

A RARE albino hare has been spotted in a field on Anglesey ahead of mating season.

This beautiful creature was spotted chasing a brown hare in a field near Rhos Goch earlier this month by Steve Williams while he was out walking his dog with his daughter.

Mr Williams managed to capture a few pictures from a distance before alerting local naturalist Stephen Cully, who managed to catch sight of the hare a few days later.

The white colouration is caused by albinism and leucism.

Mr Cully said a sighting like this is a “once in a lifetime experience” due to the rarity of a pure white hare.

In legend, the animal is considered magical.

The 48-year-old said: “I have been into wildlife ever was a child.

“I’ve lived on Anglesey for the last 26 years. Before that I lived in a place called Rainford on the edge of the Old Lancashire moss lands.

“The moss lands of the northwest have always been a good place for brown hares, as is North Anglesey where I live now.

“However, until recently, I hadn’t even heard of white hares, never mind seen one.

“Brown hares have undergone a 75% decline across the UK since the 1960s, so it’s always a treat to see one, but it’s an even bigger treat to see a pure white one.

“It’s unusual for them to get past the juvenile stage without being predated by foxes, stoats and the like.

“They stick out like since

aIsore thumb so are highly visible and an easy target for a predator.

“Last June a friend of mine, Steve Williams, saw a white hare running across a field at Gadfa near Amlwch, not far from Parys Mountain, but despite subsequent efforts he didn’t manage to see it again.

“However, this March, Steve Roberts, the Ecologist for Horizon spotted it or another white hare chasing another normalcoloured hare near Rhos Goch.

“It was in a field several miles away from Gadfa so it’s not impossible that it could be the same individual, otherwise, there could be albino-type genes in the local brown hare population in that area.

“It wasn’t spotted for another few days until Steve had it again, and phoned me up.

“Luckily, I’d just finished work for my dinner hour so I bombed over there with my camera and managed to get some photos.

“It was brilliant to see, sitting in the middle of the field, basking in the sun.

“I wondered if it stayed out in the open so if a predator approached, at least it would be able to spot them too, so it would at least have a few seconds head start to hopefully outrun the fox, stoat or the like.

“In my photos the eye seems very pale, lacking the natural brown or orange pigment of a normal brown hare.

“Considering this and its total white colouration of the whole of its body, this points to it being an albino instead of a leucistic individual.

“I love watching brown hares this time of year.

“They are starting to frolic around in the fields as the mating season is upon us.

“They engage in ‘boxing’ with each other, which is where the saying ‘mad as a March hare’ comes from.

“In the natural world, it’s always great to see something new and I felt quite privileged to be seeing this unusual creature, especially when you hear people say it’s a once in a lifetime event, which it was for me – my first one in 48 years!”

AN investigation has been launched after a deputy mayor was told to ‘f*** off c***’ on a primary school’s Twitter account.

Springwood Primary School in Cardiff said “unauthorised access” had been gained to its profile after the abusive tweet was posted in response to remarks made by Bangor City’s deputy mayor, Owen Hurcum.

In a discussion about equality, the councillor had written: “You are Welsh if you feel Welsh, being born abroad has nothing to do with that.”

The Twitter account belonging to the south Wales school replied: “F*** off c***”

The tweet remained on the school’s Twitter account for around 10 hours, but was posted during school hours, with additional tweets unrelated to the matter being posted throughout the day.

When the situation came to light, the school said an “extremely vulnerable individual” linked to the school had been responsible.

In a joint statement from Springwood Primary School and Cardiff Council, a spokesperson said: “These are not the views of Springwood Primary School.

“A full investigation is being carried out and initial findings show there has been unauthorised access to the school’s Twitter account, no employees were involved, and that an extremely vulnerable individual was responsible for sending the message.

“Protocols and additional safeguards have been put in place to prevent any further misuse.”

Cllr Hurcum said: “I do thank the school for taking swift action in deleting the tweet the next day.

“However questions must be asked how such a comment was made by their account.

“It certainly is not something anyone should have to see, let alone the parents or pupils of the school.

“I look forward to seeing the result of their promised investigation.”