Videos of people getting too close to, and touching, the rare apes motivates other people to want to do the same — and that could spread diseases like COVID-19 to a critically endangered species.
When the coronavirus pandemic eventually lifts, a lot of things in our daily lives will finally go back to normal.
Some things, however, may need to change on a more permanent basis.
Take ecotourism, for example. Before the coronavirus hit, thousands of people a year travelled to Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the opportunity to see critically endangered mountain gorillas in the wild. This was not just a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most tourists. The visits also generated incredibly popular social-media posts, with some YouTube videos drawing millions of eyeballs.
YouTube Videos Inspire Unsafe Mountain Gorilla Tourism, Study Finds • The Revelator
When the coronavirus pandemic eventually lifts, a lot of things in our daily lives will finally go back to normal.
Some things, however, may need to change on a more permanent basis.
Take ecotourism, for example. Before the coronavirus hit, thousands of people a year travelled to Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the opportunity to see critically endangered mountain gorillas in the wild. This was not just a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most tourists. The visits also generated incredibly popular social-media posts, with some YouTube videos drawing millions of eyeballs.
YouTube Videos Inspire Unsafe Mountain Gorilla Tourism, Study Finds • The Revelator
