Ecotourism Makes Barbary Macaques Anxious
Sunday, September 4, 2011 - 09:20
in Biology & Nature
Although ecotourism may benefit wildlife by creating an economic incentive for protecting individual species and their habitat, it may also have some drawbacks. Even in environments where tourist-animal interactions are regulated, the presence of humans and the noise they make may increase animals' stress levels, which can have long-term impacts on the health, survival, and reproductive success of wildlife.(The Atlas Mountains)read more