Disco is still killing. When will the madness stop?
Disco lights lure baby turtles to death outside Greek park
Phenomenon highlights negatives in nexus of tourism, environmentalism
LAGANAS, Greece, Sept. 5 — Disco lights are luring baby turtles to their deaths on the fringes of a Greek marine park in the Mediterranean Sea. Environmentalists say rare loggerhead turtles scramble out at night from eggs in the sand on beaches in the west Greek island of Zakynthos and instinctively head for the brightest horizon — normally the white foam of waves under the stars. But neon lights from discos and cafes along the back of the beach at Laganas, built for tourists who also go for boat trips in the bay to try to spot turtles, are often fatally brighter. [MSNBC]
