Another reason for inflating species may be the public's willingness to identify with species as sold through the ecotourism industry.
Without developing infrastructure, it is difficult to have a profitable and sustainable ecotourism industry, especially in a reserve with difficult conservation issues.
To this extent, the ecotourism industry has had a trickle-down effect, bringing added revenues to rural and previously disadvantaged areas.
An interesting ecotourism industry has been developing in the area lately, which would be damaged by the dams.
"An interesting ecotourism industry has been developing in the area lately..."
A thriving ecotourism industry has also developed.
These landforms provide the backdrop and context for a growing outdoor adventure and ecotourism industry.
Yet these 500 birders represent the most visible and most lucrative segment of the state's growing ecotourism industry.
Still, it wasn't benign neglect that helped develop a $31 million ecotourism industry.
The creation of the dam and later infrastructure projects has allowed for the development of an ecotourism industry in the area.