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Who knew? Birdwatchers are an economic force to be reckoned with, according to a Fish and Wildlife Service survey. In 2006, they contributed a whopping 36 billion to the U.S. economy. All in all, Americans spent over $122 billion in outdoor recreational activities in 2006 alone. Maybe they figured they'd better see it before the Bush administration sold it all off to the oil and gas companies. (Daily Kos, July 16)
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Birdwatchers form the largest group of ecotourists, and are, on average, well-educated, wealthy and committed. This makes them ideal ecotourists for community-based conservation.
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http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=3EDB460C570AD8E0326D252D08E9F20B.tomcat1?fromPage=online&aid=130169
Posted by: Kathy Jana | July 18, 2009 at 12:13 AM