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.
Bag of Cheetos dropped off-trail in national park cave is ‘world changing’
Rangers recently found a bag of Cheetos (still full of food) dropped off the trail in the Big Room, which is the largest single cave chamber by volume in North America. “At the scale of human perspective, a spilled snack bag may seem trivial, but to the life of the cave it can be world changing,” the post said.
How a dropped bag of Cheetos had ‘world changing’ impact on life in a cave
After a visitor dropped the snack in Carlsbad Caverns, the “foreign detritus” sparked mold and microbial growth that disturbed the delicate ecosystem, the park said.
Bag of Cheetos left behind in cave at New Mexico national park 'world changing,' officials say
Carlsbad Caverns National Park officials in New Mexico recently condemned the leaving of a Cheetos snack bag in one of the caves, noting how it disrupted the underground ecosystem.
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 calls out ‘world changing’ impact of dropped Cheetos bag
Plain water is the only thing visitors are allowed to consume inside the huge cavern at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Cheetos are a no-go, and the recent park visitor who dropped a bag full of them created a “huge impact” on the cave’s ecosystem, park rangers said Friday in a Facebook post.
Bag of Cheetos Blamed for ‘Huge’ Disruption to Carlsbad National Park's Ecosystem
A simple bag of Cheetos is responsible for causing a major issue at a national park in New Mexico that has park officials calling out those who break the rules.
Dropped bag of Cheetos disrupted a whole ecosystem, national park officials explain
“Cave crickets, mites, spiders and flies soon organize into a temporary food web, dispersing the nutrients to the surrounding cave and formations. Molds spread higher up the nearby surfaces, fruit, die and stink,” the national park said. “And the cycle continues.”
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 Cheetos Sparked Chaos In Carlsbad Caverns
Staff at Carlsbad shared that a visitor left behind a bag of Cheetos in the Big Room- the largest single cave chamber by ...
How one bag of Cheetos wreaked havoc in a New Mexico cave
Carlsbad Caverns National Park officials say a recent park visitor who dropped a bag of Cheetos had a “huge impact” on the ...
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How a bag of Cheetos disrupted the ecosystem at Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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The dire consequences of a bag of Cheetos in a cave
Robert Melnick, professor emeritus at the University of Oregon, discusses the consequences of leaving a bag of Cheetos at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.