medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning
The number of people visiting national parks has doubled in the last five years. During the same period, the number of wildlife sightings reported by visitors has stayed exactly the same. A commentator concluded that wildlife populations in the parks are in a state of rapid decline.
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy described above?
- A new digital reporting system three years ago made it far easier for visitors to submit wildlife sightings.
- Wildlife populations in national parks naturally swing widely over five-year cycles.
- Heavier foot traffic and noise have driven the animals away from the busy trails into remote backcountry that visitors rarely reach.
- Most park visitors come primarily for the scenery rather than to look for wildlife.
- Park rangers have recorded a steady rise in animal populations over the same five years.
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