I do not find cycling along mountain roads an inviting prospect, but who knows, I might like it.
I am sure there has been a human impact in National Parks, for the simple reason that there are humans. I have no idea if it is baneful or not.
It is my understanding that ecosystems are fairly resilient, and therefore one is likelier to modify rather than destroy them. It is also my understanding that ecosystems are mainly local, and have their own life cycle. In other words, even if we hurt one, it is likely to be within a limited radius, and, on the other hand, lakes and other econeighborhoods die, or are vacated, all the time.
I hadn't realized that you were imagining impact. You are right, it is credible, but I suppose it depends on many factors to be significant. For example, if it were intolerable, I assume the animals would shy away from the roads.
In the Blue Ridge, one occasionally sees larger animals from the road, but they really tend to keep to the deeper part of the woodland. I don't know how the roads were cut, but they do not appear to be migration paths.
Still, it is purely anecdotal....... |
