Early indications show that they had no negative perceptions in this first visit. They do not have the incomes that allow for huge, damaging consumption of the resources. These people exist in harmony with their material surroundings. Cities are artificial environments, where contact with nature is minimal, and people are constantly subjected to masses of strangers. The longing for some kind of meaningful relationship with nature is a by-product of living in a city.
City dwellers live in ways that are extremely damaging to the natural environment.
They commute long distances daily and consume disproportionately large amount of resources. Whether they understand it or not, the harm they inflict on the environment is a source of guilt. Ironically, the people who suffer when the seal hunt is reduced walk very gently upon the earth, cutting fire wood, working close to home, drawing water from wells. They do not have the incomes that allow for huge, damaging consumption of resources. Hunting and trapping do not endanger species.