8 ways people ruined nature in 2020

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Dec 5, 2020 · 6 min read

This year, people flocked to national parks because of the coronavirus pandemic and left graffiti on rocks and wandered off trails, endangering ecosystems.

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People started a wildfire in California. Photo: Josh Edelson/Getty Images

By Frank Olito

When the world went into lockdown due to the coronavirus this year, images of nature flourishing without human contact went viral. But, like every year, there were also incidents of people damaging the…

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