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i think also people who dont understand how "stacking some rocks sometimes" can be harmful have heard of the countless cases where "its just a little thing" has destroyed countless landmarks and parks
elafonisi's pink sand beaches only retain 10% of the pink hues they used to retain just a few decades ago,
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and if you didnt know it could happen, a larger scale upheaval of a beach in jamaica actually did result in the disappearance of an entire beach.
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pig beach in the bahamas attracts people for being, well, the bahamas, and native pigs in the area can be found swimming to get around sometimes. people go nuts for the photo opportunity and forget these are wild animals- and youd expect it being the pigs killing people, but actually, people being too friendly caused a ban on feeding the pigs because seven of the poor things died after people figured "how bad could it hurt them if i give them just one?"
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and these are just cases of something specific happening or being taken or given. thats not including people ruining and closing down entire tourist attractions, beaches, and parks by completely overcrowding it, disregarding rules, or trashing and littering the places.
like if someone preserving the park tells you not to do something you think is "harmless," i swear they arent just doing it because they want to ruin your fun. maintaining these places is delicate work- its a privilege to see and visit these areas, not a right. please take care of the world around you whether youre very close or very far from home, okay?
A good standard is to ask yourself “what would happen if every person who came here did X thing?”
You picking one flower might not seem like a big deal, but if everyone who hiked that trail picked a flower there would very quickly be no more flowers.
You feeding that bird one cracker might not seem like a big deal, but if everyone who ate at that picnic spot did it, pretty soon that bird’s diet would be nothing but crackers.
You going off the trail to look at something cool might not seem like a big deal, but if everyone did it the ground in that area would be completely eroded.
If you wouldn’t like the harmful results of everyone doing the thing then it’s not fair for you to do it.
My “No Corpses Are Kept In This Vehicle Overnight” sticker is raising a lot of questions already answered by my sticker
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