Survivor Thailand
Survivor Thailand Good or Bad
When the hit series “Survivor” went to Thailand in 2002, the people expressed mixed sentiments. Although there were many people who expressed their excitement over the idea that the TV hit series will actually have a “Survivor Thailand” episode, there were also a lot of people who expressed apprehension over the filming of “Survivor Thailand.”
Of course their protests are really moot and academic now considering that the show was successfully filmed in Tarutao Island National Reserve almost five years ago but since there were really some good points brought forth by many environmentalists at that time, it is therefore worthy to look back and see if their claims were really substantiated.
The Environmentalists Points of View
Several people expressed apprehension on the effect of the activities that the show will bring to the island of Tarutao. The Tarutao Island National Reserve is one of the protected areas in Thailand that serve as home to some of the world’s endangered species. Since the shooting of “Survivor Thailand” in the area could disturb the environment, many environmentalists expressed their apprehensions about the probably destructions that “Survivor Thailand” can bring to the island of Tarutao.
According to many environmentalists at that time, even if the people filming “Survivor Thailand” is very careful not to disturb the environment, the people who come to the island to witness the filming of “Survivor Thailand” may not really be that careful. They argued that when the film “The Beach” starred by Leonardo Di Caprio was filmed in Thailand, people became so interested in the island featured by the film that many of them tried to go to that island, causing a lot of destructions to the protected area.
Although some of the apprehensions of the environmentalist were valid, more of these apprehensions were really overrated. Unlike the movie “The Beach”, the filming of “Survivor Thailand” did not really attract so a large crowd. Yes, there were people who wanted to watch the filming but the producers of the show were really strict about people going into the island to watch them work.
Since most of those people who come to the island to try and watch the filming of “Survivor Thailand” were turned away, they ended up visiting the nearby marine national park. According to reports, the visitors to the marine national park increased tremendously during that period. In the end, the filming of “Survivor Thailand” in Tarutao Island did not really cause much damage. In fact, it helped boost the awareness of people on marine conservation.