𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖.
Ecotourism is booming and many tour operators say this is 1) ... to nature. Every year, millions of people visit 2) ... , natural areas to 3) ... rare 4) ... . However, a new report casts doubt on this form of tourism. The report, published in the journal "Trends in Ecology and Evolution", suggests that ecotourism 5) ... more than helps nature. Researchers believe tourists disrupt animals in their natural 6) ... . They pointed to a recent 7) ... in Costa Rica where turtles had problems laying their eggs because of the tourists who had gathered on the beach to watch them.
The report says that ecotourism is making animals 8) ... . A human presence makes animals 9) ... and less cautious about other animals. This could put them at risk of being attacked by their natural 10) ... , so more of them will be killed. The report said that when animals interact with humans, "they may let down their guard".