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A Tourism Lull May Be Good for Animals--but Not for Long
https://www.outsideonline.com/2411075/coronavirus-wildlife-conservation-impact#closeWith rampant unemployment, unpaid game guards, and fewer tourists in the bush to report suspicious activity, it’s just a matter of time before wildlife gets hammered. “Poaching will increase,” De Sibi insists. “People who are jobless must find money or food.”
Nations that depended on ecotourism are going to see their parks decimated.
