Tourists having sex in the dunes is ruining a Spanish beach

Tourists are usually blamed for covering world-famous sights in trash but now they are harming the migration of birds…in a very interesting way

A nature reserve on a Spanish island is being harmed by tourists having sex on the beach.

The foreshore contains Europe’s last remaining shifting dune system – a resting spot for birds migrating between Africa and Europe

The Dunas de Maspalomas Special Nature Reserve, on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, is known for its wild sand dunes rippling out behind its lighthouse perched on the seafront, and regularly tops the lists of things to see on the island.

The dunes of the reserves have been protected since 1982 – and are one of the last remaining shifting dune systems found within Europe, provide a resting spot for our feathered friends migrating between Africa and Europe.