places(especially in the high season has a effect on tend to seek out places with the rarest animals and plants, even if they take care not to disturb the environment their presence could put pressure on the most frail of living things Another problem is the interaction between animals and numars At one national park in Costa Rica, wild monkeys feed on garbage left by the visitors and even aggressively steal food from tourists Controlling abuses isn't easy either in developing countnes where salanes aren't hagr, corruption can lead officials to tolerate ecological damage For example, a large reson facility normally not allowed near a sanctuary might be allowed if the company bribes igves money tol certain people in the government Limited resources are another issue-areas of forests and beaches that would require an army to protect are often watched by just a few employees While tourists can have a negative impact on ecosystems, the same areas might have been totally destroyed by industries such as tarming, logging or mining if the ecotourism industry did not exist Tour guides can also be educators who train people to love and care for the environment. By visiting these beautiful rain forests and seeing rare animals visitors get a sense of their value and will hopefully take these lessons back with them to their home countries is easy to be critical of the ecotourism industry but it is important to be positive as well. Ecotourism can never be pure--we can't expect zero negative effects on the ecosystem. observing gentoo penguins in Antarctca is also unrealistic to think that humans won't go anywhere accessible to them. If protection efforts are maintained and intensified. those remaining places of undisturbed nature may be stressed, but at least they won't be destroyed