Read more about the article Tourists Face GBP 30k Fines For Pinching Sand From Italian Beaches
Picture shows the eleven jars with sand and labels indicating as different beaches, undated. During the inspection of passengers embarking from the port of Olbia, Italy, agents found the jars and fined two Italian tourists, on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (Newsflash)

Tourists Face GBP 30k Fines For Pinching Sand From Italian Beaches

Two tourists are facing massive fines of nearly GBP 30,000 after being caught red-handed with sand taken from 11 protected beaches in Italy. The pair were seized as they boarded…

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Read more about the article Spanish Hotspot Bans Loud Telly And Barking Dogs
Photo shows an illustrative image of Valencia, undated. Valencia is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain. (Newsflash)

Spanish Hotspot Bans Loud Telly And Barking Dogs

Spain's tourist hotspot Valencia is to ban any loud noise at night in new rules announced by council chiefs. Officials in the city have sanctioned new regulations banning any "screaming…

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Read more about the article One Third Of Plastic Debris That Reaches Arctic Comes From Outside, Says Study
Image shows plastic debris washed ashore in the Arctic sorted by country of origin, undated photo. A study showed that one third of plastic debris in the Arctic comes from Europe. (Alfred-Wegener-Institut, J. Hagemann/Newsflash)

One Third Of Plastic Debris That Reaches Arctic Comes From Outside, Says Study

Project scientists have found out that a third of the plastic waste that reaches the Arctic can be traced back to countries outside of it. The five-year-long project led by…

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Read more about the article World’s Largest Hatching Of Baby Turtles
Millions of South American river turtle hatchlings emerge from sandy beaches along Guapore/Intenez River along the border of Brazil and Bolivia in the western Amazon Basin, undated. Scientists use drones to estimate adult turtle numbers – considered to be the largest aggregation of nesting turtles on the planet. (WCS/Newsflash)

World’s Largest Hatching Of Baby Turtles

This incredible video footage shows hundreds of thousands of baby giant South American river turtles (Podocnemis expansa) recently emerging from nesting beaches along the Guapore/Intenez River along the border of…

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Read more about the article The Only Viable Recorded Loggerhead Sea Turtle Egg Laid This Year In Spain Hatches At Oceanarium
Picture shows the only Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) that managed to survive from the 31 eggs of the only nest this season in Spain, undated. The eggs were laid on July 26, 2022, on the beach of Guardamar del Segura, and of all the eggs translocated to the Valencian aquarium, only two were fertile. (Oceanografic de Valencia/Newsflash)

The Only Viable Recorded Loggerhead Sea Turtle Egg Laid This Year In Spain Hatches At Oceanarium

The sole surviving hatchling of the only loggerhead sea turtle nest found in Spain this year has greeted the world for the first time in a new video from the…

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Read more about the article Barcelona Bans Smoking On City Beaches
Picture shows a sign for a smoke-free beach at a Barcelona beach, in an undated photo. A ban on smoking on Barcelona's beaches came into force on Monday, July, 25, 2022. (Newsflash)

Barcelona Bans Smoking On City Beaches

Barcelona has banned smoking on all its beaches in a bid to wipe out fumes and discarded cigarette stubs from its coast. City officials approved the ban last week, which…

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