Protecting Grand Canyon National Park: The Dangers of Love Locks and Vultures

2023-11-09 07:00:43

Arizona: Grand Canyon National Park is the most visited tourist destination in Arizona, USA. The National Park staff has come out with strong criticism once morest a practice that is regularly done by suitors and couples who come here. The method is to lock the fences at the viewpoint for a short time as a sign of love and then throw the key into a crater regarding a kilometer deep.

There is no objection to such lovelocks, but the criticism is once morest throwing away the key of the lovelock. National park staff explain that these keys pose a major threat to the endangered vultures found in the region. Criticism is intensifying following some eagles have become accustomed to swallowing down, including chains, and dying directly from health problems. At present, the staff of the garden are removing such love trees with big cutters. The National Park staff also adds that some are throwing the bottoms into the crater.

Couples and suitors are targeting these love locks as a great platform to express their love to their partners. But Grand Canyon National Park explains that this is not the case. The vultures, which take in bright small locks and downs, are accustomed to take in metal keys, coins and packages thrown away by travelers. The garden staff explains that it is not only indigestible but also putting their lives at risk.

The note on social media by the garden staff is an X-ray picture of a vulture that died like this recently. Grand Canyon National Park rangers explain that it is not proper practice for tourists to throw their waste into the crater. In October, the woman was arrested for throwing golf balls into the crater. Throwing things into the pit is a crime punishable by six months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 4 lakh.

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Last Updated Nov 9, 2023, 12:30 PM IST
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