Why Birds Matter?
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== Strength in numbers: == | == Strength in numbers: == | ||
+ | * There are over 10,000 different bird species in the world | ||
* 66 million Americans actively participate in wildlife watching (USFWS 2001) | * 66 million Americans actively participate in wildlife watching (USFWS 2001) | ||
* 46 million Americans are birders (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 birders (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) |