BellingenNSW<p>Biodiversity at risk from social media activities</p><p>"Liked to death? The social media race for nature photos can trash ecosystems – or trigger rapid extinction...Baiting, drones, poaching and trampling."</p><p>Hunting wildlife snaps<br>"Viral photos of undisturbed natural beauty can lead thousands of people to head there. As more people arrive, they begin destroying what they loved seeing on screen." </p><p>Sharing GPS locations <br>"In 2010, a new species of slipper orchid (Paphiopedilum canhii) was discovered in Vietnam. Photos with location information were posted online. Just six months after discovery, more than 99% of all known individuals had been collected. The orchid is now extinct in the wild."<br>>> <br><a href="https://theconversation.com/liked-to-death-the-social-media-race-for-nature-photos-can-trash-ecosystems-or-trigger-rapid-extinction-235951" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/liked-to-d</span><span class="invisible">eath-the-social-media-race-for-nature-photos-can-trash-ecosystems-or-trigger-rapid-extinction-235951</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>habitat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/flora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flora</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/WildlifeHarassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifeHarassment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CodesOfConduct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CodesOfConduct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CallBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallBack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/twitchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twitchers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/flashlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flashlights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>koalas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CameraShutters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CameraShutters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/birdwatchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdwatchers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/birdwatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdwatching</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ScubaDiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScubaDiving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/UAVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAVs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AtlasofTheLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtlasofTheLiving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/photographers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/poaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poaching</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TechnologyAssessment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyAssessment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a></p>