Parks Canada would like visitors to Newfoundland and Labrador's Gros Morne National Park to put an end to a common practice on some of its trails: building inukshuks. Environmental impactThose trails also share another feature: delicate environments, home to sensitive plants and other species at risk, especially at the summit of Gros Morne, with its Arctic alpine ecosystem. Inukshuks, stone assemblages made to resemble a standing person, are of Inuit origin but have become common sights throughout Canada. Even if the inukshuks don't pose a problem for hikers, their presence can be disturbing. A manager with the park said the stone figures are sometimes found in ecologically sensitive areas where people shouldn't be going.

Source: CBC News August 09, 2016 12:17 UTC