00:09An influencer is facing backlash for posting a now-viral video showing a flock of protected
00:15pink flamingos fleeing their sensitive habitat after she blasted music during peak nesting
00:21season. In the clip, Mexican influencer Elisa Espinoza, known as Elisa Layuca, jokes that the birds woke up when they
00:33heard Yerimua, a popular Mexican singer, and calls the flock a plague of flamingos. Wildlife experts warn that noise and
00:42human disturbance in the ecologically sensitive sisal mangroves can severely stress flamingos, causing them to abandon feeding areas
00:51and in some cases, their nests. The online response was intense, with many calling for Mexico's environmental authorities to investigate
01:00whether any wildlife protection laws were broken.
01:04Espinoza claimed there were no posted restrictions on playing music, and later added she didn't mean to cause harm, but
01:10critics argue the incident reflects a broader pattern of influencers entering fragile ecosystems in pursuit of viral content.
01:17Back in 2022, an influencer named Katie Sigmund was charged with three misdemeanors and forced to pay a $285 fine
01:26for posting a video of her hitting a golf ball into the Grand Canyon and throwing her club in after
01:32the swing.
01:33The National Park reposted a screenshot from the viral video, writing,
01:37Do we really need to say, don't hit golf balls into the Grand Canyon? Going on to say that throwing
01:43objects over the rim of the canyon is not only illegal, but can also endanger hikers and wildlife who may
01:49be below.
01:50And just last year, an American influencer left a bad taste in the mouths of many Australians when she posted
01:56a video of herself picking up a hissing baby wombat from the side of the road in the middle of
02:01the night and separating it from its mother.
02:05The influencer who goes by the name Sam Jones has since deleted the video, but not before the Australian Prime
02:11Minister was able to comment on the situation, calling it an outrage.
02:15It's just an outrage. And you know, I suggest to this so-called influencer, maybe she might try some other
02:23Australian animals. Take a baby crocodile from its mother and see how you go there.
02:29Days after her video went viral, many Australians called for the influencer to be deported, with some even urging for
02:35her to be banned from the country entirely.
02:37The backlash is a reminder, not everything is content.
02:45The backlash is a reminder, not everything is hidden by the fact that you can put on the initial says.
02:45It shows that it exists in details but it's not the same that it has to be done in details.
02:46It's not the same that your æ仄sele x4 is to confirm and it's the same for the other person whoires
02:46you do.
02:46It says, he may be the same that it's the same to the other person if it's the same for
02:46the other person.
02:46The main thing is, he does not have the same for the person who knows, what he says.
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