▁Before ▁the ▁national ▁park ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Scottish ▁Natural ▁Heritage ▁conducted ▁a ▁consult ation ▁exercise , ▁considering ▁the ▁boundary ▁and ▁the ▁powers ▁and ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁park ▁authority . ▁▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁many ▁groups ▁and ▁local ▁communities ▁felt ▁that ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁of ▁high land ▁Per th ▁and ▁Kin ross ▁should ▁form ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁and ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁sust ained ▁campaign . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Michael ▁Russell ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁national ▁park ▁would ▁be ▁extended ▁to ▁take ▁in ▁Bla ir ▁Ath oll ▁and ▁Sp itt al ▁of ▁Gl ens he e , ▁and ▁the ▁park ▁was ▁d uly ▁extended ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 2   k V ▁power ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁was ▁taken ▁down , ▁while ▁another ▁section ▁along ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁ 4 0 0   k V . ▁ ▁S ights ▁and ▁attra ctions ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁accounts ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁economy ▁and ▁ 4 3 % ▁of ▁employ ment ▁within ▁the ▁park ▁area . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁ 1 . 9 ▁million ▁tour ism ▁vis its ▁were ▁recorded . ▁The ▁park ' s ▁mand ate ▁is ▁sust ain able ▁tour ism ▁" that ▁builds ▁on , ▁conser ves ▁and ▁enh ances ▁[ its ] ▁special