Multitudes of uncollected seashells in N.C. amid tourist ban

HARKERS ISLAND, N.C. – The ban on tourists in North Carolina’s Outer Banks has created large piles of uncollected seashells during the coronavirus pandemic.

A Facebook video posted Monday by the Cape Lookout National Seashore showed multitudes of colorful shells spread out across the beach as waves splash over them.

While park facilities are closed due to the virus outbreak, the Charlotte Observer reported both Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras national seashores in the Outer Banks are open to residents. The shells remain uncollected since visitors are the ones that tend to gather them during the springtime.

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