there are a ton of existing threads in the forum about this sort of thing. just a few:
- https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/poll-is-handling-herps-for-inat-ethical/10741
- https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/log-rock-flipping-too-damaging/36180
- https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/do-you-feel-that-by-exploring-nature-we-are-also-killing-it/18371
- https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/do-you-feel-that-by-exploring-nature-we-are-also-killing-it/18371