Videophilia killing outdoor life - this is quite sad

[Theunicornhunter 2]

'Videophilia' is killing outdoors life, study says

Activities have declined by 18-25 percent since 1980s, experts found

 

WASHINGTON - As people spend more time communing with their televisions and computers, the impact is not just on their health, researchers say. Less time spent outdoors means less contact with nature and, eventually, less interest in conservation and parks.

 

Camping, fishing and per capita visits to parks are all declining in a shift away from nature-based recreation, researchers report in Monday’s online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ....

 

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I have to say this is quite sad - I think I'm guilty as much as anyone - I remember when I used to spend my evenings riding my bike up a canyon - now I come home and die on the couch. (granted it's hotter here in the summer than other places I've lived) nonetheless it is way to easy to avoid outdoors,nature etc.

[trekz 7]

QUOTE: “This may be related to various overfishing and pollution issues decreasing access to fish populations, contrasted with exploding deer populations,” they said.

 

When I see deer exploding, that makes me want to stay inside. :jem'hadar:

 

 

Seriously, this is very depressing. Personally my last national park camping expedition was in 1995. I have visited some in this country and others since then, but not as a camper, which is a really a closer to nature experience. For me national parks are an escape from the city environment where I live an work. National and state parks are indeed treasures we must fight to preserve, including trying to keep them from becoming the only habitat for wild animals in this country, rather than important parts of a vast area of habitat that is suitable for wildlife and recreation purposes.

[Kor37 9]

I like watching nature.........from inside an air-conditioned room........ :jem'hadar: