National Park Service: Safety at Yellowstone National Park
The National Park Service (NPS) is assigned the responsibility of managing national parks, historical property, national monuments and such other conservancies by the U.S. federal government. Its primary duties include protection of the park and its visitors, maintenance, recreation and marketing of the country's beautiful natural resources. However, national park rangers and other employees often have to deal with various obstacles in their quest for smooth interactions between citizens and nature. This text presents various challenges faced by Yellowstone National Park. It is based on an inspiring story of Ranger Anny Pidgin, who was passionate about national parks from a young age and explains various experiences by visitors at the park.
The main communication challenge facing the NPS with respect to visitors of Yellowstone National Park
The main communication challenge faced by the NPS is how to express the importance of all rules, regulations, notices, and signs that are placed strategically in various national parks and to warn the visitors of the grave danger they expose themselves to if they continue ignoring them, as they often do. As the signage in Yellowstone increased due to numerous injuries in the park, the number of accidents also increased as the visitors continued to stream in. For instance, there were multiple signs around Giantess Geyser but a young boy managed to break through the formations and later secured serious burn injuries on his feet (xxx). (xxx) also gives another example of Engine Walker and his friend Phillip Bradberry, who skipped the interactions with rangers and consequently failed to receive the required literature with rules and regulations. They went ahead to camp at an illegal section and as a result, Walker was attacked and killed by a grizzly bear.
Different types of social influence
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