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Snorkeling over a colorful coral reef is an amazing experience, so do your part to keep it that way for both people and wildlife!
Touching corals can remove their outer protective layer, spread infectious diseases, and expose them to foreign bacteria and oils on your fingers, which negatively impacts their health and can kill them.
And watch your flippers! Fragile, hard-bodied corals can break and die at the slightest touch, and stirred-up sediment can smother them. Coral reefs are home to some of the most venomous creatures on earth, including many that are known to produce toxins that can irritate, kill, or paralyze humans. Touching them could give you anything from a rash to a trip to the hospital. Help to protect yourself and preserve this fragile ecosystem for future generations by keeping your hands to yourself.
Touching wildlife can be fatal for the animal and can have legal consequences. Remember, wildlife are wild! They are more than capable of de
