Why can't people who go to the South Pole tease penguins?

In the1960s, some whales and seals in Antarctica were threatened by human activities. Garbage is thrown directly on land and dumped in the ocean. Eggs hatched by birds such as penguins are often harvested by humans in addition to natural enemies.

However, with the enhancement of human environmental awareness, the Antarctic Convention came into effect on 196 1, and all human activities in Antarctica will be strictly evaluated in the future.

Harmful interference to wildlife is minimized, not just the inability to hunt. According to the Antarctic Convention, you should keep a distance of five meters from the penguin unless the penguin approaches you actively. But sometimes the brilliance of human nature shines in it. I remember that during the filming of the BBC documentary Dynasty, a group of emperor penguins were trapped in an ice pit because of heavy snow. The film crew did not help immediately, but observed for two days and found that the trapped emperor penguin had not climbed out of the ice pit, and there were many casualties. If no action is taken, the situation will get worse. In this case, after careful consideration, the film crew carefully weighed the pros and cons and finally adopted a compromise measure-indirect intervention.

Several workers dug a shallow ditch on the slope around the ice pit with shovels they brought, and then went to the distance to observe, hoping that the emperor penguins would find a new channel to save themselves.

The unusual rescue action of the film crew has become a hot topic. Mike Gunton, executive producer of Dynasty, said he understood the decision of the film crew.

"We have corresponding principles, and intervening in nature is a dangerous act. But if nothing is done, those emperor penguins will die because of the special circumstances created by nature. "

Compared with punching in scenic spots, natural travel emphasizes the spirit of exploration, and explorers are an attitude accepted by the region itself, including local humanities. When traveling in nature, people are accepted, not a requester who asks places to arrange natural performances according to their own services and limited experience or the intention of city life. We are the people who were written at that time.

I think this is the meaning of nature travel.