Not long ago, there was a Youtube video series that was particularly popular. Two Youtube bloggers documented their gold panning, fishing and 30 days on land in the "wilderness" of the Canadian Rockies.
The two "wilderness survival masters" are Gregory Ovens from B.C., Canada, and Zachary Fowler from the United States.
Not to mention, the video produced by the two of them does not lose the program effect of the big TV station, and the form is very similar to the super hot American "Wild Wild Solitude" series.
In 30 days, the two uploaded 22 videos recording the colorful "happy" life of two men in the "wilderness".
They look for mushrooms, build rafts, pan for gold, fish, hunt, catch squirrels, etc., and don't get too moist. But in reality, this "wilderness" is not really a "wilderness", but Banff National Park in Canada.
The video became more and more popular, and the single article reached 12 million views. However, as the popularity of the video rose, so did the controversy caused by Ovens. Some netizens began to question whether it is legal to fish and make fires in Canada's national parks.
As a result, a real audience member reported Owens and Fowler's fishing behavior in the park to the Canadian government.
Soon, BC's Environmental Protection Service and Parks Canada launched a joint investigation.
Without checking, the two people who did these things in Banff National Park can be convicted of many of these things. Ovens and Fowler were really in trouble.
Currently, they face 6 and 7 charges against Parks Canada, respectively. Offences include illegal fishing, illegal hunting in parks, shooting in parks, illegal fires, and destruction of nature.
Even the props used to shoot the video have problems.
A spokesman for parks Canada said Ovens was also accused of violating the Canada National Parks Act because he "flew a drone to shoot without a license."
Notably, "flying a drone without a license" is illegal across all of Canada's wild parks, with a maximum fine of $25,000.
In total, the Authority issued $140,000 fines to The Canadian Owens, while his American friend was issued an arrest warrant. If convicted, Fowler would have been imprisoned.
In response, Ovens shouted: I can't believe it. At first, I was still lucky, thinking that I didn't have to fine a lot of money. Looking at it now, this is definitely a sky-high fine. He admits that when he came up with the project, he chose Banff National Park as the challenge site.
Fowler and I both have fishing licenses. He defended himself as not a repeat offender of illegal fishing. However, he did not expect that Banff National Park had banned fish fish harvesting as early as April 2016. Violators of this rule can also be fined up to $25,000.
Not only Banff, but also the lakes of Kutteni National Park are no longer allowed to catch edible fish. You catch a fish in it and you have to release it.
Gregory Ovens, once a huge hit blogger, will appear in court in Calgary today. This result is really a big one.