You might decide to add a visit to Antelope Island State Park to your next nature vacation!
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Itchy Bear?
Itchy bear? Tourists can have a negative impact on bears through habituation, so it was a real treat to see this guy communicating freely on a well-used animal trail!
Condor Success Story
I was lucky enough to see California Condors flying wild over the Grand Canyon. Their numbers dropped to 22 in the 1980s. Fortunately, some very dedicated people and agencies worked together to gather the remaining birds and establish a successful breeding program.
If you visit the Grand Canyon from May to September you might have a chance to see North America's largest flying land bird and one of the rarest birds.
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Shark Tourism
Did you know that a single shark in Palau brings $1.9million to the economy over its lifetime?? (Its worth only $108 it is caught once). Shark tourism in Palau brings in $18million in ecotourism each year or 8% of GDP. In Spain's canary islands shark diving brings in $24.7million each year.
Each year 2 to 3 people are killed by sharks and another 65 are injured). Contrast that to the 73 million sharks killed by people each year.