Quite similar, yes. I went to comments precisely to say I really wish they'd stop bringing mass Internet attention to vulnerable wonders of nature like these.

Quite similar, yes. I went to comments precisely to say I really wish they'd stop bringing mass Internet attention to vulnerable wonders of nature like these. It places them in terrible danger. The sadist with an axe is definitely a real threat as has been seen repeatedly, but even if not, the stampede of a selfie-crowd is a danger in itself for something like this. There are ancient plants that have had life-threatening damage from suddenly having unreasonable numbers of people clinging on them for photos and wearing down the grown all the way through the roots. I certainly don't want to see this sort of reporting just to fill space during a news drought.