You've likely heard the statistic; that “9 out of 10 wildfires are started by humans”. In fact, it's likely you may have heard that hundreds of times! The very first "Smokey Bear" campaign cited this statistic on its first campaign poster in 1944. Despite the Forest Service having run this campaign for almost 80 years now, that stat has remained relatively constant. I've often wondered why there hasn't been any improvement. You would think that people would be more cognizant of their actions concerning fire, and therefore do the proper things to prevent wildfires. I concluded that it has to be a generational phenomenon. In other words, it's a lesson, or an awareness issue, that each generation has to learn as they come of age.
I guess the same could be said of tourists getting too close to wildlife, as seen in this recent video:
Jeff
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