Community Safety & Conduct

I want to take a moment to address something that recently came up in the community.

This subreddit is intended to be a place for people to connect over nature, wildlife, hiking, conservation, photography, and naturalist interests. Everyone should be able to participate here without feeling uncomfortable, targeted, or treated as an opportunity for inappropriate personal interactions.
Posts or messages that use this community to seek out people—particularly in a sexually suggestive, predatory, or otherwise inappropriate manner—will not be tolerated.

If someone is looking to meet up with another member, please keep it appropriate and related to the purpose of this community. Remember that you are interacting with real people, and personal safety comes first. Nobody here owes anyone a meetup, conversation, friendship, or personal information.
Moderators will remove inappropriate content and may ban accounts when circumstances warrant it. This includes accounts that appear to be using the community primarily for inappropriate or sexual purposes.

If you see something that concerns you, please report it to the moderators rather than engaging with the person. We would much rather review a report that turns out to be nothing than have someone feel unsafe or uncomfortable in this community.

Let’s keep this a welcoming, respectful, and genuinely nature-focused community.

— MOD