You can draw them to the water but cant make them drink it. I logged on about 4pm yesterday and noticed the numbers were quite low compared to normal.
Take a guess what map was up!
I personally dont have a problem with the map, but its quite obvious a lot of people do. Ive been playing this for quite awhile, i can find or stir up trouble by several different means. Anything that simple to fix that has a negative effect on the population, should be fixed immediately. (That means remove it from rotation)
But back to the topic, that looks like a great area to look into, and I also would support it through a gofundme type of page.