This does not even include the impact that the constant exposure to humans has on the so-called wild animals. ... The call for change in the tourism industry is not just a call for change among large corporations in the industry. Instead, the call for change is also to tourist themselves. ...
An international treaty known as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora went into effect in 1975 to outlaw the trade of endangered animals and animal parts. ... The male spotted owl defends his territory by calling at dusk and at night with his loud, deep calls that sound somewhat like a barking dog. ...
The things that live out in the wild are paying the price for it. ... That threat is a disease called white-nosed syndrome, a disease that currently is affecting a potentially serious number of bats in the northeastern United States and possibly in Canada and even Europe. any thousands of bats have already died and others are sure to suffer a similar fate. ...
