News Forum - Wildlife at Krabi beach from Leonardo DiCaprio film recovers from tourist overrun

[Thaiger]

A famous beach in Krabi from Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Beach is recovering its wildlife after having been overrun by tourists in the past. The beach, called Maya Bay, closed in 2018, before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, because of how much tourism damaged the ecosystem. Now, plant and animal species that disappeared are returning. The bay has reopened to visitors, however they are not allowed to swim. This way, sunscreen won’t damage the reef. The most notable animal to return to breed in the bay is the blacktip shark.  A park ranger told NPR that before the park closed, when there were […]

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[Pinetree]

The Thai will soon enough screw it up again. 

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

1 minute ago, Pinetree said:

The Thai will soon enough screw it up again. 

That beach sure is a moneymaker

[Guest1]

They just made official, what was the way to get to the beach for the past 4 years: Get off the boat on the other side and walk over. With the pier now they can easily get more people there.