Like anything else, the majority suffer because of the few who do bad things. There are a lot of things that are kept relatively secret around this area. Whether it's isolated desert cabins, petroglyph sites, the location of the U2 memorial, or locations where rare plants can be observed, people tend to only share the information with others whom they trust. Then again, some sites are so difficult to get to that there's no need to keep them secret!
Whether you see humans as gleeful destroyers, thoughtless profiteers, or just well-intentioned fools, it’s tough to make the case we should be treated any differently. The UK’s “rarest wild flower” has been thieved to the point where it requires 24-hour “petal patrol” from the local police. Organized crime in Mexico has moved into the lucrative rare-cacti poaching business.
LINK: http://modernfarmer.com/2014/11/botanists-protecting-rare-plants-secrecy-thats-kind-problem/