Backcountry visitors are leaving poo piles in the Australian Alps – and it's a problem
- Written by: Pascal Scherrer, Senior Lecturer, School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University
Spring has arrived in Australia’s Snowy Mountains. The snow is starting to melt. Wildflowers are emerging in a variety of colours: blues, yellows, whites … hang on. Those aren’t white flowers. They’re scrunched up bits of toilet paper left behind by skiers, boarders and snow-shoers.
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