When Ecotourism Kills

Well-meaning tourists are putting increasing pressure on animals worldwide, new studies show.

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November 4, 2004, 1:00 PM PST

From watching whales in New England to tracking polar bears on the tundra to swimming with dolphins in the Pacific, well-meaning tourists are putting increasing pressure on animals worldwide, new studies show. The problem isn't limited to hordes of people degrading the environment. In some cases, ecotourism unwittingly appears to be killing the wildlife it seeks to protect.

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: When ecotourism kills

Thursday, November 4, 2004 in The Christian Science Monitor

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