Re: Birding ecomonics

[David Adams <>]

On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 7:18 PM, L&L Knight<> wrote:
> The problem with this definition is that you could argue that duck hunters
> are birders. They observe birds while looking along the barrels of their
> shotguns.  They also specialise in identifying ducks.

I don't know how widely know it is down here, but the duck hunting
lobby in the USA is a pretty significant group when it comes to
wetland conservation. I know it's unpalatable, but they're on the side
of the angels more often than not. At the least, they often get a lot
of money and scientists out into the field.
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