This is a consequence of the confinement for two months linked to Covid-19 and the incivism of some. Birds' nests were destroyed last weekend on a beach in the Hérault, in Sérignan, reports France 3.
Several nests of dwarf terns and one plover's nest were found destroyed after motorcycles and bicycles used the beach where they were. Tape and prohibition signs warned, however, of the prohibition to use the beach in this way.
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Gepostet von Association Orpellières am Sonntag, 31. May 2020"After two months without human traffic on the coast, many species of birds have settled on the beaches or on the trails," explains Yann Geshors of the Association for the Protection of the Coast of Orpellières. The passage of human beings can destroy the eggs, crush the litters; dogs may also eat some chicks.
5 hectares of beaches where these species have settled are currently sanctuarized to protect them. This decision concerns Sérignan but also other neighboring municipalities in this area located south of Béziers.