Tenerife’s stone towers are harming the environment, it's time you stop

The age of Instagram has seen a lot of people put up amazing pictures and give us travel goals, but at what cost? The newest place to spark backlash against travellers is Tenerife, the beautiful black-sand beach that is known for its towering stones.
Now, a local biologist, Pedro Sanchez has shared a video where he explains that these stones are basically homes for living beings here. The stones are essential for plant organisms, and also for the good health of the soil, and to allow insects to thrive. So the stone towers are destroying local habitat, as well as the creatures. So basically by piling up rocks, we are taking away their homes.

According to reports, this trend started to gain momentum after there was a meditation event called the Harmonic Convergence in the US in 1987. Such towers were built during the event, and thus people started following suit all around the world. Some people coming here actually think it’s part of the Spanish culture, but in reality it is not, and it only makes it worse for the surrounding areas.
Few local organisations have now come together with the government here at Tenerife, and have made posters to warn travellers about the stone towers, and how they can pose as a danger to the environment. Moreover, local administration is going to clean the area, and take these stone towers down. Thus, returning them to where they belong. But the problem is that each time the place is cleaned up, the stones come up again, thanks to the social-media “influencers.”

If nothing works, the final solution would be to legally ban tourists from visiting the place.