I think that it has more to do with the idea that humans moving through that area would do much more damage (than the local animal population) if they were not discouraged in some way.
Rangers should discourage people from fouling the area, but the comparison made by the Ranger is nonsensical on a number of levels. Anyone who heard it might disregard it after recognizing how silly an argument it was.
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What did he say about drinking fish shit? And the effluent of every other critter in the park?
I think that it has more to do with the idea that humans moving through that area would do much more damage (than the local animal population) if they were not discouraged in some way.
Rangers should discourage people from fouling the area, but the comparison made by the Ranger is nonsensical on a number of levels. Anyone who heard it might disregard it after recognizing how silly an argument it was.