Why Birds Matter?
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* 46 million Americans are birdwatchers (conservatively defined as having taken a trip a mile or more from home for the primary purpose of observing and identifying birds or tried to identify birds around the home—USFWS, 2001 survey) | * 46 million Americans are birdwatchers (conservatively defined as having taken a trip a mile or more from home for the primary purpose of observing and identifying birds or tried to identify birds around the home—USFWS, 2001 survey) | ||
* Nearly 6 million California consider themselves birders (Audubon California 2010) | * Nearly 6 million California consider themselves birders (Audubon California 2010) | ||
| - | * | + | * Birding is the fastest growing form of outdoor recreation-- a 236% increase in participation from 1982 to 2001, from 21 million to 71 million (National Survey on Recreation and the Environment 2000-01). |
| + | * Birding is the second most popular hobby/pastime on the planet, only surpassed by gardening | ||
== Money Talks: == | == Money Talks: == | ||
