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Is Rise in Tourism Helping Antarctica or Hurting It?

April 26, 2017Antarctica Helping hurting Rise Tourism

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Is Rise in Tourism Helping Antarctica or Hurting It?

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TravelWatch is produced by the geotourism editor for National Geographic Traveler magazine, Jonathan B. Tourtellot. TravelWatch focuses on sustainable tourism and destination stewardship. This column, updated for National Geographic News, appeared originally in the print magazine. Look for TravelWatch every Friday. Adélie penguins have been breeding on Antarctica’s Torgersen Island for thousands of years, but today the clacking and squawking of 20,000 birds hides a relatively new sound: camera shutters. A dozen tourists wander through the colony, having arrived by Zodiac rubber raft from their cruise ship.