Trees Damaged at Mount Loretta Cemetery in Newfoundland

In Bay Bulls Harbour a number of trees were damaged over the winter at Mount Loretta Cemetery in Newfoundland and Labrador, reports CBC News. 

Kathleen Bradbury, who's father's grave is at the cemetery, noticed that roughly 20 trees had been what is called ring-barked, a method of cutting the bark in a circle. This type of cutting means that these affected trees will die from the inability to take in nutrients. 

Bradbury believes that this action was intentional. Her family had helped to plant these trees 15 years ago. The motivation behind the damages remain unknown and undetermined.

Derrick Williams, chairperson of the Bay Bulls Cemetery Committee was alerted to the damaged trees by a choir member of the church who happened to notice the damage. He originally thought only 2 trees had been damaged, but upon further inspection saw that several had been affected.

He too, like Bradbury cannot fathom the reason for the vandalism. He hopes that the trees will be salvaged by putting fertilizer sticks beside them.