Is the eco-tourism boom putting wildlife in a new kind of danger?
Friday, October 9, 2015 - 12:30
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 October 9th 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.