Why Birds Matter?
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* There are over 10,000 different bird species in the world | * There are over 10,000 different bird species in the world | ||
- | * About 85 million Americans enjoy observing, photographing or feeding wild birds. (National Survey on Recreation and the Environment by the USDA's Forest Service 2013) | + | * About 85 million Americans enjoy observing, photographing or feeding wild birds. (National Survey on Recreation and the Environment by the USDA's Forest Service 2013) . |
+ | * In the United States, Vermont has the most enthusiastic birding population at 39%; Hawai'i is the lowest with 9%. The average is about 24%. (USFWS 2011) | ||
* Nearly 6 million Californians consider themselves "Birders" (Audubon California 2010) | * Nearly 6 million Californians consider themselves "Birders" (Audubon California 2010) | ||
- | * 56% of US "Birders" are women (2011). | + | * 56% of US "Birders" are women (USFWS 2011). |
* 1 in 5 Canadians are "Birders", spending an average of 133 days in a year on the activity. That’s more time than is spent on any other nature activity — including gardening, which people dedicate more than 70 days a year to, on average. (Canadian Nature Survey 2010). | * 1 in 5 Canadians are "Birders", spending an average of 133 days in a year on the activity. That’s more time than is spent on any other nature activity — including gardening, which people dedicate more than 70 days a year to, on average. (Canadian Nature Survey 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 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). |