Cheetos, Carlsbad Caverns National Park
'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.
National Park Service blames bag of Cheetos for disrupting entire Carlsbad Caverns ecosystem
Carlsbad Caverns National Park rangers pounced into action after a visitor left a bag of Cheetos that inhabitants of the caves found and spread, nearly destroying its ecosystem.
Snack attack: How a dropped Cheetos bag attacked the Carlsbad Caverns ecosystem
A recent visitor to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico got the munchies in one of the caves and left behind some incriminating evidence — a bag of Cheetos. While losing their snack might be a minor inconvenience,
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.
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.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Cheetos Bag Has ‘Huge Impact’ On Ecosystem
Recently, a careless visitor to Carlsbad National Park dropped a Cheetos bag in a cavern leading to ‘world-changing’ impact on the ecosystem.
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.”
Small Cheetos bag has big impact to Carlsbad Caverns, staff cautions
A full Cheetos bag found at Carlsbad Caverns made national news as the National Park Service worked to raise awareness for the impacts of littering underground amid the iconic land forms.
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,
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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 ...
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How A Bag Of Cheetos Sparked Chaos In Carlsbad Caverns
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