Is the eco-tourism boom putting wildlife in a new kind of danger?
Sunday, October 11, 2015 - 22:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Many tourists today are drawn to the idea of vacationing in far-flung places around the globe where their dollars can make a positive impact on local people and local wildlife. But researchers writing in Trends in Ecology & Evolution on Oct. 9 say that all of those interactions between wild animals and friendly ecotourists eager to snap their pictures may inadvertently put animals at greater risk of being eaten.