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American birdwatchers

To: "'Alan McBride'" <>, <>
Subject: American birdwatchers
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:10:11 +1000
My comment on this, is what does the last half sentence mean? "despite
the introduction of multiple alternatives to  
birdwatching."

Philip Veerman
24 Castley Circuit
Kambah  ACT  2902
 
02 - 62314041


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Sent: Sunday, 19 July 2009 3:11 PM
To: Alan McBride; 
Subject: American birdwatchers


> BIRDWATCHERS: THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!
> U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines 1 in 5 Americans are
> birdwatchers
>
> Look to your left. Look to your right. Now prepare yourself, because
> there's a solid chance that one of those people is-gasp-a  
> birdwatcher! According to a study conducted by the U.S. Fish and  
> Wildlife Service, 1 in 5 Americans participates in birdwatching.  
> That's 20 percent of the population, or about 48 million people.
>
> Which is shocking, because I've never met even one birdwatcher in my
> life. By here they exist, a silent but powerful lobby with the cash  
> to push their avian agenda into the mainstream: The USFWS reports  
> that birdwatchers contribute over $36 billion (billion!) to the U.S.  
> economy. They're not going anywhere, either-the birdwatching  
> percentage of the population has remained steady over the last ten  
> years, despite the introduction of multiple alternatives to  
> birdwatching.
>
>
>
>
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> Alan McBride, MBO.
>
> Photojournalist | Traveller |  Writer | Birding Guide +
> Member:       International Travel Writers & Photographers Alliance
>                       American Writers & Artists Inc.
>                       Travelwriters.com

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