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'World-changing' impact: Carlsbad Caverns National Park scolds visitor who left Cheetos
The New Mexico park says that a discarded snack bag may seem trivial but the impact to the ecosystem can be huge, urging visitors to leave the world better than they found it.
This Park Ranger Wrote About a Dropped Cheetos Bag in Carlsbad Caverns. It Hit a Nerve.
Park Service employee Erich B. Koenig discovered spilled junk food inside New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns in 2023. His post about human impact on delicate ecosystems sparked a glut of media coverage.
Park ranger highlights environmental impact of litter in Carlsbad Caverns
According to Parsons, the low temperatures and high humidity inside the caverns mean food and trash can decompose and mold quickly. In turn, the insects that call the area home -- cave crickets, cave spiders, bats -- will eat the food, while other animals who don't live there will be incentivized to investigate.
How a bag of Cheetos disrupted the ecosystem at Carlsbad Caverns National Park
The salty morsels of processed corn, made soft by thick humidity, triggered the growth of mold on the cavern floor and on nearby cave formations.
Tourist Causes 'World-Changing' Impact With Only a Bag of Cheetos at Carlsbad Caverns
Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico were recently forced to deal with the repercussions of a tourist who carelessly dropped a bag of Cheetos in the underground chamber, which led to the entire ecosystem of the cave being thrown into upheaval.
Dropped Cheetos bag has ‘world-changing’ impact on Carlsbad Caverns, rangers say
To the owner of the snack bag, the impact is likely incidental. But to the ecosystem of the cave it had a huge impact.”
Here’s how a bag of Cheetos disrupted an ecosystem at Carlsbad Caverns
For the person that left a bag of Cheetos at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, it was just trash. But it created an easily avoidable problem.
Bag of Cheetos dropped off-trail in national park cave is ‘world changing’
A full bag of Cheetos dropped in a fragile cave environment can have "world changing" effects for its life forms. Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico found this bag off-trail i in the Big Room.
Officials respond after tourist's dropped bag of Cheetos threatens national park ecosystem: 'A spilled snack bag may seem trivial, but to the life of the cave it can be world changing'
The park noted that the cave's humidity softened the processed corn, which became a host to microbial life and fungi. Officials respond after tourist's dropped bag of Cheetos threatens national park ecosystem: 'A spilled snack bag may seem trivial,
A Bag Of Cheetos Created A Huge Impact On A National Park Ecosystem
A dropped bag of Cheetos at Carlsbad Caverns National Park significantly disrupted the delicate cave ecosystem, triggering mold growth and attracting insects that spread contamination. Rangers quickly cleaned up the mess,
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How a bag of junk food destroyed Carlsbad Caverns’ ecosystem
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National Park Service blames bag of Cheetos for disrupting entire Carlsbad Caverns ecosystem
National Park Service officials got a little snarky with their serious message after crews rushed to stop the impact of a bag of Cheetos that was left inside Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.
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Is it worth crying over spilled Cheetos? Absolutely, say rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico describe it as a “world-changing” event for the tiny microbes and insects that call this specialized subterranean environment home.
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How a bag of Cheetos disrupted the ecosystem at Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Rangers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico describe it as a “world-changing” event for the tiny microbes and insects that call this specialized subterranean environment home.
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