As the icy continent braces for a record summer, ecologists say more visitor caps and restrictions are needed to protect wildlife
The centenary of the end of the “heroic era” in 2022 fanned interest in explorers such as Scott, Amundsen, Shackleton and Mawson. The 250th anniversary of British explorer James Cook’s voyages – the first known to enter the Antarctic circle – will also be marked this month. Whatever the lure, guides often find their enthusiasm for the region inspires visitors.
Tour groups encourage visitors to take part in citizen science projects, such as watching whales and other animals or monitoring water quality and clouds, and even to become defacto “ambassadors” for the continent. That “grants them some social licence for that tourism operation”, she says. Visitors will not be permitted to sit, kneel or lie on the ground or snow, nor leave any equipment. They must also keep at least five metres from wildlife “where it can be safely done”, the amended rules state.
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