Tourists Are Ruining Yellowstone
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Just a year ago, a climate assessment report several years in the making was released, warning that the future of Yellowstone was threatened by climate change. The move to a warmer, drier climate would threaten Yellowstone’s wildlife and lead to more extreme weather events, the report said. Then, this June, a “one-in-a-thousand-years” flood shut down the park at the beginning of its peak tourist season. So how is Yellowstone preparing for the future of climate change, as it’s seriously beginning to feel its effects? How can the demands of a busy and growing tourist economy around Yellowstone be aligned with the need to build back a more climate-resilient park?
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I live in Canada, close to a world-famous national park. There is a limited amount of people allowed to hike the park each year and you have to book ahead, sometimes a year or more, to make sure the level of traffic is sustainable for the park. There are solutions to these problems, people just have to understand that they can't have whatever they want all the time.
Canadians can accept that they can’t have everything that they want, all the time… but Americans? Nope 😂
Yep. Agree completely. There are things more important than peoples' short-term pleasures.
The west coast trail in pacific rim?
Jasper?
I know Americans who legitimately believe profit is more important than people and that community care is anti American. Same fucker believes cars are a right. Honestly? Most of us Americans aren't worth the air we breathe
My husband and I were there and a woman was walking near some trees, she shouted up to us "there are baby bears here". We screamed at her to get away from them. Darwin awards are being given out like sticks of gum.
I went to Yellowstone in the early 2000s as a child. My parents made sure my sister and I were aware of, and followed, the rules (read: if kids can do it, anyone can. 😑). It was unforgettable experience in nature that I'll never forget. The respect I had to keep in mind at all times for the springs, the natural areas, the wildlife made the visit MORE meaningful - not less.
Some people just don't get it.
Well grown adults CAN follow rules....its not that there incapable o following the rules but when u wanna go viral or get ur perfect shot on film ppl disregard the rules for their social media.
Its mostly asians from my experiences. They were rude ass vultures at yellowstone and the grand canyon when i visited.
In Italy we had to close permanently some beaches to the public because of some disrespectful tourists that were steeling the sand as a souvenir. It is a rare kind of pink sand made of corals, it got almost completely depleted.
Wow, where in Italy? 🇮🇹
@@TheBrianFlanagan Sardinia
Yellowstone is the Disneyworld of national parks. As beautiful as it is, the sheer number of tourists make it unbearable to visit.
Right? I hate tourist packed places
the key is to visit in the late spring or fall. I was just there last week, the park is mostly open except for the north entrance and a couple sections of roads
@@cropduster123 Yosemite is rough. You have to go deep into the hardest more obscure trails to avoid the tourists
Wouldn't you be considered one of those tourists making things unbearable?
@@Marasma101 tbh i might as well bring a drone there just to take a selfie without having any issue of taking a photo with my phone in a crowd.
in Europe if a tourist would sit on a statue they get like a $450 fine. Why can't these tourest get like a fine for going of the path like that?
Good question. All they really need to do is enforce the rules.
They do all the time
@Jay January - I was kinda rooting for the bison on that one.
@@julm7744
Ducking racist pig!
Begging for attention in the comments section via rhetoric!
What a FUCKING LOSER!!!
Then you need to pay someone to enforce the area.
The conservation guy is absolutely right. " This may be your vacation, but we still have to live here" I do live about 88 miles away in Bozeman MT. I think its awesome that people want to come out here and enjoy Yellowstone and the surrounding areas. But just remember to be respectful, and not just in the park, but when you in town as well. I went to MSU where I meet my wife, I have 2 young kids, and this is where I will raise them.
I found people from Montana to be kinda...snooty.
@@user-cu1fi7kk9z You wouldn't like it here You should probably stay home.
@@EvelIncarnated Copy that. I'm from Texas where we aren't a bunch of enviro-libtards. #MAGA
You could live... Move.
Can you imagine if people stopped coming? Lets face it there is really nothing up there to keep that town going.
My daughter and I left Yellowstone the day before the floods happened. The deluge had already begun. I remember park rangers having to yell at old and young people alike when they were literally following each other along the edge of a cliff to see a few black bears. It was revelatory.
I was at the Grand Canyon and a group of 20 guys brought a huge speaker out at full volume. I swear, some people just don’t understand.
Oh my gosh, I think that would cause me to lose my mind. What is wrong with people??!!
When you're a tourist, you're a guest. Be a respectful guest, it's not that hard to abide according to the rules of the residents. Otherwise, you will soon become unwelcome.
That would involve americans thinking for one, and thinking about something other than themselves and instant gratification.
Yes this is what happens when you have an America without western values.. it’s funny when democrats get mad about stuff they cause
@@julm7744 That's funny when every one of the examples in this short doc were white people. Looks like you feel insecure and feel the need to blame people you hate. Racist people truly are stupid.
@@DearHumanity It's not applicable only to U.S. tourists. There are tourists from all over the world and they all have the same issues. You should travel more.
@@danusdragonfly6640 well ill say that most white people would act in this way to get gratification or get the best content for ig or yt
We went in 2018 and it was absolutely stressful to deal with idiot tourists. This isn’t new, sadly.
everywhere is full of tourists. Good luck with life. "stressful" ok xD
@@fightfightfightfreedomisaright Idiots should take your suggestion so the rest of us can go in moderation
@@Nefariously_ignorant if you go and you're not a tourist then wtf are you?
Yeah well, you're one of them.
I can tell by your picture that you are smarter and better than everyone else . Yellowstone national park should be only for you Karen
My family could not afford to live in the area due to property tax. A lot of wealthy folks have made decisions about the land that my ancestors hunted and fished on. Sad to see on film what I knew it would become. The bison used to graze behind our barn in the mornings. 35 ft from where I slept. smh
Land that your ancestors stole
How about a reservation system that limits the number of visitors in a day? And a brief orientation about how to behave. It seems there are many city folk who have no clue about the importance of protecting fragile ecosystems or respecting wild animals.
And they are the “the city folk” that raised themselves on video games… to them the park is a VR…..
The problem with reservation systems is that they are often posted 6 months in advance and are quickly scooped up by suburban minivan type families who can plan vacations with a long lead time and parks become inaccessible to those who can’t plan that far in advance. I think maybe a hybrid system of reservations and timed/limited first come first serve entry would be a better alternative.
I hate to admit this but when I was 10 or so I threw I big rock in a yellowstone spring and got my ass chewed out pretty bad by a park employee and got it pretty bad from my parents. I felt terrible and didn't realize what damage that could do. Wish I could take that one back. Don't know why it's so hard to resist throwing things in deep holes.
Hey, the yelling and the chewing of the adults obviously left a lasting impression on you. Forward on, you are a more responsible person, I sense🌿
Kids are often thoughtless and reckless by nature. That being said, I'm glad you were reprimanded by both the park official and especially your parents. That consequential action of a child stayed with you and turned you into a thoughtful, penitent adult. It's refreshing to see, especially these days. God bless!!
you did nothing wrong.
@@zoober8158
He admitted he did something wrong.
@@zoober8158 you are one of the people this video has been made about...
I'm located in Florida by world famous springs and the high volume of tourists who don't care about environmental conservation is mind boggling.
The erosion and destruction of the springs is happening so fast but the parks refuse to limit capacity.
Its blissful ignorance. The Republican Jesus will keep them safe. Because life is unfair and the future is grim, they need to be Republicans and ignore facts. And I am purposefully picking the Republicans out as a point to not to cause division, which is a scare word when division being okay is dependent on the situation, but as the major party who prides itself on the most ignorance out of the two parties. Its up to the people to wake up to common sense. What is unfortunate is we have idiots in hierarchy who seem to lack in care. They have an Alpha male complex. How sub-Beta is it to let this all happen? They are submissive to money.
It’s tragic. I’ve always felt that the entire area along the Suwannee where the springs are concentrated should’ve been made a National Park long ago. It’s one of the most unique and amazing natural places in the country, and it’s sad I can only imagine what it must have been like in an untouched state.
It sucks that some people can't have nice things.
Americans* can't have nice things
Tell that to Biden and his immigration policies
@@akunamatuba5439 chill
@@sp00ky539 I'm chill lol. You seem upsett so you chill
@@carli09 Ah yes because only Americans have tourist problems.
I hiked 50 miles through the backcountry over 4 days. We saw 1 other group of people the whole time, and a park rangers. Once you get 100 feet off the trail you get the park to yourself. Admittedly I lived in teton for 2 years, and tourons are the worst. Just saying it's not like the park is ruined
Ya I lived in Jackson for a year and ya I always went into the backcountry that’s where it’s at I didn’t visit the park once lol
@@phillipwombacher9635 I mean, there are plenty of empty spots in the park too. also lived in Jackson for a while.
Sometime this year someone's dog ran off a thermal walkway and then they jumped in to "save" the dog....didn't turn out well for both. I do not understand how people can not respect these areas.
that's great news that the dog died. it makes me so happy when mutts stop breathing, and crapping and barking.
I blame that on the I've got to take my damn dog everywhere I go people.
when i went to yellowstone in the early 2000s i remember a park workers telling about this exact thing happening in one of those pools. i can't remember if the bodies were recovered
As a kid I always wanted to visit Yellowstone. Realizing what modern tourism does to an area has kept me from ever visiting Yellowstone as an adult. The kid in me knows that place I wanted to visit no longer exists.
If I was you, Id still go just to show yourself like hey here it is
you let america turn into a brown dump. It's your fault.
It’s still beautiful especially in the fall they just got first snow and I just came back from there still gorgeous
Please do yourself a favor and go to Yellowstone…which belongs to you if you are an American citizen. Highly recommend that you go in the “shoulder” months: April, May, Sept & October. The first time I went was in late April and there was still snow, flurries during the day and no crowds. It was magical….
@@briscoedarling3237 I am an American and I know that place doesn’t belong to me anymore than the street in front of my house does. If it was mine, I’d kick us all out of there permanently.
Tourists ruined Yellowstone a long long time ago...like when they decided to put a highway through the park so people could just sit in their cars and drive around looking for buffalo. On the other hand, if there weren't millions of people interested in visiting our national parks every year, they would be under threat of losing their protections. So tourists simultaneously ruin the park experience, but also help ensure we have the parks for future generations.
There was a guy a few years ago that got arrested for trying to fry chicken in the geyser. He's lucky because that's poisonous.
You serious? Wow, how have I not heard of that story? Crazy people.
Lol what a madlad
They should have made him eat his chicken. No arrest would have been needed.
I went this summer and honestly, there were so many dumb tourists. We saw people touching the thermal features, getting out of their cars to get close to bison, and throwing trash everywhere. I couldn't enjoy it because it made me so angry.
As someone who lived in Montana for years, and visited Yellowstone countless times. I believe that tourists tend to have complete disregard for Yellowstone's wildlife, and natural features. However, I find this as a trend among other national parks as well. Maybe we should have park rangers make sure people are being good at places like this.
It baffles me they aren't under supervision already. Sad how adults must be handled like children.
I agree, but rangers are spread pretty thin. My nephew was a NP ranger for a couple years.
they should give fines for breaking rules. even if it’s $20-30. it will help fund the park
People should STOP feeling so entitled to do whatever they want! And having an attitude of "what are you going to do about it" .... it all goes back to respect.
I could have told you tourist were ruining Yellowstone 40 years ago. It doesn't help when you have a 4 lane highway with off ramps when you near something like Old Faithful
Am 39 yrs old from California and went to Yellowstone in the sixth grade (1995) remember seeing old faithful for the first time, it was a beautiful thing.
Would it really be so hard to have designated "federal park wardens" similar to how there are game wardens who have legal authority to issue federal fines against people who are seen doing literally anything like we saw in the first few minutes of this video? Even just 1 guy with a pair of binoculars watching from far away waiting for infractions to happen and then issuing hefty fines to those individuals could be enough to help reduce this kind of bs and keep tourists safer.
How would you enforce them? The park must limit the number of visitors. Sell permits to visit in advance, limited time span per permit, obligatory tourist ID stickers with barcodes to wear on-person linked to the touron’s credit card and car’s license plate for IMMEDIATE HEFTY fine. Start a touron “credit report” that would affect one’ ability to purchase further permits to national and other parks.
@@ArtU4All Literally handing out federal fines that they have to attend court to appeal if they attempt to challenge it, exactly like a traffic fine or what game wardens do when they find people hunting out of season.
@@heth6
Traffic tickets are easy - the person is in the vehicle that is registered. Pedestrian tourons? - not so easy, unless each of them has a purchased registration/ID that each person must wear VISIBLE on them, linked to a credit card - same principle as hotels. Try to check in a hotel without a CC guarantee.
@@ArtU4All Anyone who is in the official Yellowstone National Park space has to pay a fee to visit I believe. Regardless, all that official would have to do is approach them and inform them of their infraction and demand to see their Identification just as police officer or game warden would, and they'd be in their right to detain them if they refuse.
@@heth6
I did not know that.
But look what happens in the stores with grab and go robberies. Nobody is doing anything about it. Why would the “wardens” without guns in the parks confront someone potentially with a gun. Needs to be ready-display-ID: scan and charge. If no visible ID - you are trespassing and subject to some additional law enforcement. I think the idiots need to be afraid of the rule enforcement MORE than getting excited over the stupid dangerous thrills they are throwing themselves in. Right now the parks are all warm-and-fuzzy welcome-be-careful about the visitors.
Nope, you are welcome only if you respectfully obey the stated rules.
What the Park Service and the Department of Interior will not do to protect Yellowstone National Park, Mother Nature will. It's not the job of the park service to sustain businesses and economies. As stated in its original authorizing legislation, the National Park Service mission is to “preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.”
I have two words for Yellowstone: "timed entry!" It's what we do in Rocky Mountain National Park, and it's working to preserve the environment and protect the wildlife -- the Park Service mission for today and into the future. At first I was upset about timed entry, because I live right next to Rocky Mountain National Park and wanted to go in anytime I wanted. Soon I was in total support. The visitor experience is so much better now, and the wildlife and fragile ecosystems are protected.
Exactly, "the land is the priority."
I was just there mid September 2022. While I was on the boardwalk on the way to the Grand Prismatic Spring, a woman asked her companions if they could just cut across the ground to get to the spring quicker. Mind you, there is a sign when you first enter that tells you to stay on the boardwalk because much of the area is thin ground over boiling water. Fortunately, her companions responded with an emphatic, “No!”
they ruined mt hood. i lived in the national forest. on the mt. in oregon. i lived the most epic life ever. filmed over 1000 adventure videos on mt hood. i moved back to hick town midwest to get away from the place i loved. as the tourists were coming in droves. more than any years in recent history. during covid it was the worst. record years. every lake. every river. every trail. campground. it was like you were in new york city. in the mountains. i had to leave. i gave up every thing i loved because of the demon tourists.
my parents brought my family here in the late 70s. JUST INCREDIBLE time to be there. Like a movie I play over and over. Thanks Mom and Dad
We are full time RVers (in our 30s, so working/escaping a rental crisis now for for years.) We dry camp (boondock) outside Yellowstone's North and West Entrances every year for a few months and nothing was in stark contrast to the park of old from when I was a child than when every disenfranchised would be global tourist had to look inward due to Covid. They rented or bought an RV and carpet bombed Yellowstone, Yosemite, everything with an instagram worthy feature.
The park is trampled to death at peak season in combination with a complete disregard that what they are experiencing/walking on is not a fabricated amusement park ride but a hyper sensitive natural wonder of the world.
Ironic how Nationalism drives my fellow RVers to tour their "great country" but inspires so few of them to tread lightly, reduce consumption, recycle, protect habitat, etc.
The vast majority of people never make it off the road. You can still find peace and quiet like nowhere else in Yellowstone, but if you’re just going to tourist traps like Old Faithful this is what you get.
When I was younger I whent to Yellow Stone an saw one lady chuck an container full of someone's ashes into one of the pools.... and it just floated round for a lot longer then she expected. The lady ran off an what was left of the box had to be fished out. Tourist, they are such a riot. 😒
Thank you for doing this site & exposing these morons!!! We are from WY & this behavior has exasperated & made me furious that people have such disregard for our gorgeous park!!! We need to preserve & enjoy this beautiful park & be a great advocate & respect for the nature & majestic animals!!! Bless you 👍🙏❣️
Older national parks were pretty much made as playgrounds for adults (Yellowstone and Yosemite especially). I’m glad newer parks place emphasis on conservation rather than all the touristy amenities
I grew up in a tourist city, pismo beach CA. I get it about tourists ruining things with litter and bad behavior. These two ladies though, just seem like they're snitches on a high horse.
Sure, you can visit Yellowstone as a tourist… just respect the nature, like is it that hard 💀
If you don't visit in the summer when school is out crowds aren't much of an issue. I've visited twice in May and started the days early. I didn't have much of an issue with crowds until bears were spotted. Traffic would then get backed up and nearly cause accidents.
That t-shirt completely summarized the experience I've seen online in the past year with Yellowstone - "Looks cute but will do you dirty". Thanks for doing this piece and thanks to everyone trying to preserve the parks.
I experienced this first hand at the Grand Canyon. Drunk side by side drivers everywhere throwing rocks off the cliff etc.
It's sad that even as adults we simply can't comply with "look with your eyes not with your hands".
Right! Why must some people touch things? Its infuriating.
I visited in 2020 and couldn't agree more. it was like Disneyland but in nature. so many morbidly obese, RV-driving, mayonnaise-based organisms. Can't believe they made it all the way out there.
literally any other NP is not like Yellowstone, in a good way.
I went to Yellowstone for the first time in July and I saw more people than wildlife, a lot of stupid people. No matter what the rangers say people still go and make their own rules, they’ll stop in the middle of the road just to see an animal or would get out and stand in the way just for the sake of a picture or selfie. I almost crashed into a few while riding my bicycle. The park administration should definitely try to find a way for controlling the amount of tourists inside the park and for the ones that don’t follow the rules and end up destroying this iconic historic place
what a shame man . hope you enjoyed your trip nonetheless
Unfortunately this is nothing new. I have seen idiots doing stupid stuff in nature for decades.
@@pabloramos420 Thanks, I did.
Didn’t get to see all of Yellowstone but the few places I saw were astonishing and saw some wildlife as well, on my last day there was a bison laying down 10 feet from my tent.
@@jeweler1jcc True, but in Yellowstone you get to see it in big amounts. It’s like one big collective mind of stupidity
There are areas in Yellowstone that are out of the way and get low usage. Alternatively, if you hike far enough down many trails, you leave everyone behind.
A friendly hint to Vice - When covering climate change ask yourself whether that helicopter ride really necessary? A drone could have take a shot at a tiny fraction of CO2 etc
One helicopter ride isn't even .00001% of a single factories emissions in a minute LOL
Solid effort though.
Solid effort? I’d say he nailed it! That’s 42 pounds of additional carbon. The drone is indeed better.
Solid effort though John snow. I respect The Watch! Lol
@@tcarr349 42 pounds of additional carbon in a conversation about millions of pounds of carbon per day.. LOL
I’ll throw a needle into the ocean come back and tell me when you find it.
If your referencing game of thrones that’s Jon Snow you dimwit.
Another natural beauty taken by man
Thanks to U. S. Grant, it's available to everyone instead of being owned by some rich ass who would've logged and mined it.
Actually women destroyed it.
Tourists can be so ignorant about what impact they have on nature
"We need this level of tourism to sustain these businesses" NO WE DON'T?? If a business thrives on top environmental destruction shouldn't be supported
Sad. Glad I got to see it 10 years ago before TikTok, and when Instagram was still in its infancy. Social media is a scourge on the environment.
Gee, back in the 1800 they didn't fight wildfires. They just burned theirself out. Kept the forest thinned.
Build roads along the edge of a creek. It will over time get washed out.
I hear they want to make Yellowstone bigger. Why? Parts of the park has never seen any man walk on it.
I think there should be a schedule an appointment to visit ....limiting the numbers. Or close the park all together for a year to rebuild. Maybe allow private guided tours.
You can't "rebuild" nature.
Those first 2 women are what I call Karen’s in the wild. Also buddy said they need these tourists to sustain the business and economy there. So basically you created your own problem for the park that you need but don’t want. Good job.
Exactly! it's like Hawaii too they complain about the tourists but can't live without them. They are just as much to blame!
Karen's gonna Karen. If they really cared about Yellowstone, they would apply for park ranger / employee jobs.
You make it sound so easy. So naive. Go look up the job requirements. A park ranger is a law enforcement position. They need degrees and stuff
@@JohnDoe-my5ip You intentionally missed the part where I said other jobs. Your guides still can influence people in the park in without some clickbait website. These women don't care about the park, just trying to griff.
I'm glad I visited Yellowstone when I was a kid. When it was still busy but people weren't quite as dumb. People didn't have cellphones then so it was more about just seeing the park. Not taking snaps and stuff.
Except back in the late 60's (I was there then as a kid), the PARK was letting people FEED THE BEARS on the road. Watched the crazy people do it. At least that has changed.
They've been destroying Yellowstone for years and nobody has listened...
Time for ticketed, guided tours of the vulnerable and dangerous, high traffic, areas. Like mammoth cave.
I would never, never visit an outdoor tourist location like that.. too many people will ruin anything that's outdoors and beautiful.. the whole point is to be able to take in the wonderment of such places by observing in peace by yourself or with just a few people.. I'd rather visit a local park and sit in peace while staring at the trees.. same goes for camping, I'd never camp anywhere with lots of people..
That's the results if you open it for tourist attraction instead of protecting and preserving it for the wildlife and for the next generation.
Sighting the Yellowstone Karen....more rare but not less dangerous than wolves.
Exactly. And then cue the obligatory cringe shot of someone with darker skin breaking the rules. A bit racist editing?
Yellowstone is being loved to death. On one hand, I do believe it's one of those magnificent places that everyone should see at one point in their lives. On the other, everyone does pretty much at the same time. Honestly glad I'm not the one deciding how to balance the needs of the ecosystems with tourism. That said, I am getting to the point where rangers should have zero tolerance for people ignoring safety precautions. Remove them from the park immediately and ban them from all parks for 5 years. Our national parks need to be viewed reverence and awe, not an amusement park.
Visited Yellowstone in 1978 and then again in 2019. In 78 it was so much more fun. There were no obnoxious crowds jamming the roads and attractions plus you didn't even need a reservation to stay at any of the campgrounds. Yellowstone is now like Disney World and I will never go back at least in the summer.
Karens putting their skills to use for the public good
Closed road gates are closed for a reason. The woman who owns the tourism business opened one. The national parks were not created to support the economy. That thinking is one reason why the parks are overcrowded and sick.
Yellowstone has always been an "amusement park" just look at historical advertisements for the park, featuring circus tents. The park has been taken over by wealthy concessionaire who don't care about the natural resources. Moreover, the park is not "wild" it is the most managed federally owned chunk of land in the lower 48, essentially an open air zoo. Or think about managed wilderness?? doesn't that strike you as oxymoronic? I love our natural resources but let's be real about what we have left in the world.
Enforce strict and severe consequences for people who don’t follow the rules of the park. Big fines, jail time, and/or getting banned for life.
I was at Yellowstone last summer. Grew up on a farm, saw a father and daughter going up to a bear with two cubs. He got hostile when I told him stupid people should not have offspring. 🤷🏻♂️
When you go to a natural park your supposed to leave it the same way you found it. It is not yours to take from, it is for all to enjoy and to preserve nature.
I want to visit yellow stone some day. Hope they can maintain it and keep its majestic charm alive.
It’s because we made it a park and made it easy to visit. Remove all man made roads and parking outlaw oil based vehicles and let nature do what it does. Some will go in and not come out but that’s earth 🤷🏻♀️ you wanna fix? Remove the human accessibility😂
Seems nature is taking care of that for us, with the roads washing out every spring. At some point it’s going to be way too expensive to maintain. NPS has a pitiful budget. It’ll be the same as all the trails that never reopened in WMNF after Irene
@@JohnDoe-my5ip they’re talking about rebuilding it’s insane. Same with everyone on a coast line every September they’re warned the hurricanes come mass amounts of funding gets dumped and then they rebuild as if it happening again next year. Humans do the same thing every-time and want a different outcome hahaha
The difference from the Kiowa people and the American people is that the Kiowas never believed they were owners of the land but caretakers
What happened to leave no trace? I was lucky enough to visit Rocky Mountain NP during covid and there wasn't many tourists and it was fantastic. Open spaces and nobody to bother you and quitet
When I was there 7 years ago people were walking on those flowers that take 25 years to grow the size of a quarter!
Little fun fact: Yellowstone National Park as an airport you can fly into. Let that sink in for a minute. A national park as a gosh darn airport on it. Maybe....just maybe...if we made it less easy to get to these places, less people would stop showing up? Its like the Pike's Peak Cog train or road to the top and then you get to the gift shop at the top. Total let down for climbers and just a stain on the mountain. Maybe letting nature be a little bit less connected to people is not a bad thing. Maybe earn the right for those views or that picture.
Agreed. I guarantee if you had to hike 20 miles to see these things, most people wouldnt bother.
Well that limits from very young and older people or people with physical limitations not meaning people who are just lazy. Fine people breaking any of the rules period. Limit the daily visitors the park is allowed. Don’t just jack up rates to visit so high only rich people can come.
I think education is a big part of this. US curriculum needs to better with its focus on conservation
But how will we please Republican Jesus with more oil?
@@NoOne-kr4jc I agree with the sentiment, but I was speaking more towards ecosystem conservation at a personal level, more in line with the issue of park tourism presented in the vid. Like people should be educated that not all wild plants are resilient to being walked on and trails exist for the reason of keeping our wild spaces beautiful for future generations
What are they complaining about?? They want the money. They know what should be done but they want “the economy” of it. So the decision is made.
Finally a wise observation !
Identical situation with North and South poles, an invasion of ships, foot traffic, trash and disturbances to pristine habitats !!
That's the entire conundrum of the tourism industry, and I hear parallels everywhere.
It's particularly bad for national parks and park staff because that type of bad behavior can be extremely damaging, worrying for the safety of people and wildlife - but together with Climate Change the danger is amplified even further.
But curious parallels abound. My own hometown is a touristic city with a national park in it, not in the US though. I guess we don't have as many issues because despite the park being world famous and well visited, it's still relatively hard to access, the tourist area is fairly isolated, and a fair amount of infrastructure was built to forcefully limit access to areas tourists are not supposed to be. It also doesn't have as many sensitive geological structures that people would think of getting close to, but I imagine this also has to do with forcefully limiting access... big problem when it's a park as big as Yellowstone, too big an area to cover with fences, and bigger structures that also pose a risk of damaging the area.
The problem with ignorant, idiot tourists and "influencers" remains though... and part of the complaints is not unlike stuff I heard from the other side of the world - Japan.
The thing I heard the most during the pandemic coming from citizens there goes something like - closing up Japan for foreign tourists has been incredibly damaging to businesses, particularly ones in popular spots, particularly for cities and businesses that had foreign tourists as main source of income.
But also, that it's been kinda nice not to have foreign tourists causing all sorts of problems there. Not even just ones causing problems, even those who behave well and follow guidelines, the sheer amount of them going through historical places, temples, paths, even commercial neighborhoods, ends up overloading things. It's just too much.
I heard testimonials from staff in shops and temples saying that while they don't like the economic effects with people losing jobs or having to close up shops, the calm, the ease of handling local tourists only, the way tons of systems became less overloaded... that sure is better than what they had before. To the point some people there have been dreading the re-opening of the country for foreign tourists.
Having visited the nation almost 15 years back in a time there weren't as many foreign tourists, and then again in 2018 right before the pandemic seeing how overloaded with foreign tourists several places in Japan was... I can understand that. As a tourist, I was only contributing to the problem, but man, the difference was so much that it seemed we were going into a different country altogether.
I am all for harsher methods of educating people, harsher fines and treatment, and building restrictive infrastructure to protect national parks whenever possible. People yes, should be free to visit national parks as they are public and financed by taxpayer money, but also people have to remember that we pay for national parks to protect them, not to turn them into amusement parks. There is this conflicting responsibility to give people access to enjoy parks, but also a responsibility to protect them, that is intrinsic to it. National parks and national park staff needs more control and funding from government to keep them going, local economies also shouldn't become too dependent on tourist money. But you know, those are the ideals... reality usually doesn't follow behind.
Tldr
The problem is people weren't taught to respect themselves, others, or anything else. Plus they're not taught consequences either
Tourist have been ruining everything everywhere since tourism began 🤷🏻♂️
I lived at a beach area for 3 years. I went every day walking, collecting shells and just enjoying the beauty of it all. I always carried several trash bags as I constantly came across trash people left. I never made it home without a bag or two filled with stuff inconsiderate people left
Not gonna lie obviously we need to protect Yellowstone and it’s ecology, but those ladies at the very beginning of the video are such Karen’s 😂
I totally support reservations only. I was appalled at some of the visitors behavior on my trip there. Absolutely 0 respect for animals and the environment. Many tourists treat it like a if it is a petting zoo! If not reservations may be guided tours only! The vehicle traffic alone can be an environmental issue!
Dont repair the flood damage, that way tourons cant access it anymore
Im so glad this video was made I visited Yellowstone in 2014 & was shocked by the density of people in an otherwise beautifully empty & wild state. Totally ruined the vibe
Well you're part of the density.
@@K33MMOBILE yea, but i deliberately seeked out the more remote regions. If you go there it is nary a soul to be seen, but most touristy/family folks wont because its treacherous
Somehow its kinda comforting to know that tourists arent just ruining cities, they're also ruining National parks. What is up with people being assholes when visiting other peoples?
They never mentioned educating people.
This is what happens when people are not taught community young...and to respect nature.
I agree, I live in LA county, and we have a lot of beautiful local hiking spots. Unfortunately, people had to cover all the rocks with spray paint and even the trees themselves, not to mention people breaking beer bottles and leaving trash. Even when I would go and drink with people out in those spots, we would always bring our trash back with us. Some people just do not care.
Tourists ruined Yellowstone 50 years ago. This is old news.
As a tourist, you‘re a guest. Guests should respect the place they visit. That’s what I do, but on the other hand, I avoid tourist traps. I‘d like to see the places from other perspectives. I hope that the people living there can find a solution for tourons who destroy the nature.
The park staff should replace the pictures on the signs with real photos of injuries at this point
2 Karen’s and a Kevin 😂😂😂😂😂 top flight security of the world
The first time I went to Yellowstone I cried tears of.... beauty. It was something I'll never forget.
there’s a reason Bhutan one of the only countries with no carbon footprint doesn’t allow tourist in their country without someone staying with them the entire time and also you have to be granted permission to enter and pay a pretty hefty amount.Our culture doesn’t teach us to respect what gives us life.
There always has to be a Karen for everything
I would love to go to Yellowstone, but I just won't. The sheer number of people would ruin it for me, and I'd probably end up in jail after knocking someone out for disrespecting the rules. Thankfully I have a great park not to far from me with the official Texas Bison herd in it that free roams the entire park, and as long as you go during the week, it's not crowded at all. Yellowstone seems to be where the trash society goes now unfortunately.
Trash society. Perfect.
Yeah, thanks to people like the ones in this video, I wasn't able to see Hanging Lake in Colorado last year. Can't even begin to describe how bummed out I was...
Does Vice think climate change just depends on the amount of cars given area? it's a greenhouse effect and the only reason parks are heating up quicker is because of air pollution from nearby cities and industrial centres. Don't throw in a study without actually reading it.
That's not what they Saif at all moron smh They're simply explaining how limiting the number of tourists can perhaps lessen the strain on the parks infrastructure. 🙄 f.f.s
We're loving our National Park's to death.
While I completely understand why they're doing what they're doing, the way they're enforcing the rules is kinda wack
He prob one the ppl values his vacation more than the destination
@Jay January I mean, you have two “Karens” yelling at people. While you might understand why they’re yelling at people, the tourists don’t. Put on a uniform and a hat and people might start listening.