AR-News: (S. Africa) Ecotourism is stressing animals to death - report

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

Ecotourism is a booming business, but it could be devastating to the flora 
and fauna it aims to protect, New Scientist reports. 
Worried biologists have warned that wild animals are manifesting signs of 
extreme stress when they come into contact with humans. 
"Polar bears and penguins, dolphins and dingoes, even birds in the rainforest 
are becoming stressed. They are losing weight, with some dying as a result," 
the British journal says. 


full story:

http://cooltech.iafrica.com/science/308057.htm 
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