Three forces are combining with deadly effect on the Indian Ocean island, which is incalculably rich in wildlife but impoverished in basic infrastructure.
In the primary nonresidential expenditure model, income, ethnicity, private or public lands, and forest lands had a significant effect on nonconsumptive wildlife recreation expenditures.
Much of the wildfire is currently within the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, home to several endangered species, including about 130 red wolves and the red-cockaded woodpecker.