Commercial tourism in Tasmania's wilderness threatens the attraction it exploits.

摘要: To the Editor — The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) is a vast area 1.5 million hectares with diverse geology, landforms and vegetation. It listed under Convention owing to outstanding value of its natural cultural features, has been described by Committee as one "last remaining temperate wilderness areas in world"1 (Fig. 1). However, that status served attract increasing numbers high-end ‘eco-tourists’, placing development pressure.