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In December 33 COG members spent about $50,000 visiting Norfolk Island mainly
to see birds. A good proportion was spent on the island. How much are the NI
Green Parrots worth?
Neil Hermes
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> On 31 Dec 2015, at 4:30 am, David McDonald (personal)
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> For info: Steven R, Morrison C, Arthur JM, Castley JG (2015) Avitourism and
> Australian Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas. PLoS ONE 10(12): e0144445.
> doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144445
> David
>
> Abstract
> Formal protected areas will not provide adequate protection to conserve all
> biodiversity, and are not always designated using systematic or strategic
> criteria. Using a systematic process, the Important Bird and Biodiversity
> Area (IBA) network was designed to highlight areas of conservation
> significance for birds (i.e. IBA trigger species), and more recently general
> biodiversity. Land use activities that take place in IBAs are diverse,
> including consumptive and non-consumptive activities. Avitourism in
> Australia, generally a non-consumptive activity, is reliant on the IBA
> network and the birds IBAs aim to protect. However, companies tend not to
> mention IBAs in their marketing. Furthermore, avitourism, like other
> nature-based tourism has the potential to be both a threatening process as
> well as a conservation tool. We aimed to assess the current use of IBAs among
> Australian-based avitour companies’ marketing, giving some indication of
> which IBAs are visited by avitourists on organised tours. We reviewed online
> avitour itineraries, recorded sites featuring in descriptions of avitours and
> which IBA trigger species are used to sell those tours. Of the 209 avitours
> reviewed, Queensland is the most featured state (n = 59 tours), and 73%
> feature at least one IBA. Daintree (n = 22) and Bruny Island (n = 17) IBAs
> are the most popular, nationally. Trigger species represent 34% (n = 254 out
> of 747) of species used in avitour descriptions. The most popular trigger
> species’ are wetland species including; Brolga (n = 37), Black-necked Stork
> (n = 30) and Magpie Goose (n = 27). Opportunities exist to increase
> collaboration between avitour companies and IBA stakeholders. Our results can
> provide guidance for managing sustainability of the avitourism industry at
> sites that feature heavily in avitour descriptions and enhance potential
> cooperation between avitour companies, IBA stakeholders and bird conservation
> organisations.
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