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FW: Conservation concerns

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Subject: FW: Conservation concerns
From: Tim Hosking <>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:34:52 +0000
Hi Julian, 

Great find - it makes perfect sense to me. A key concept amongst our Field 
Naturalist Society is that to build a person's understanding of natural 
ecosystems is to grow their value of them.  Eventually, some will prioritise 
conservation actions.  Birdos and some kinds of hunters are no different.

There is also a (positive) element of selfishness to it at times that is 
implicit:  no bush = no birdwatching hobby to enjoy.

Cheers Tim

Tim Hosking | President, Dubbo Field Naturalist and Conservation Society Inc.| 
PO Box 1171, Dubbo NSW 2830 | Mob: 0438 600 837 | 
   www.dubbofieldnats.org.au  
www.facebook.com/dubbofieldnats 


-----Original Message-----
From: Julian B 
Sent: Wednesday, 11 March 2015 7:07 PM
To: 
Subject: Conservation concerns

 

Greeting Folks

 

Thought some of you might be interested in the following research results from 
Cornell Univeristy:

 

"Ithaca, NY--What inspires people to support conservation? As concerns grow 
about the sustainability of our modern society, this question becomes more 
important. A new study by researchers at Cornell University provides one simple 
answer: bird watching and hunting.
 

This survey of conservation activity among rural landowners in Upstate New York 
considered a range of possible predictors such as gender, age, education, 
political ideology, and beliefs about the environment. All other factors being 
equal, bird watchers are about five times as likely, and hunters about four 
times as likely, as non-recreationists to engage in wildlife and habitat 
conservation. Both bird watchers and hunters were more likely than 
non-recreationists to enhance land for wildlife, donate to conservation 
organizations, and advocate for wildlife-all actions that significantly impact 
conservation success.

 

The contributions of individuals who identified as both bird watchers and 
hunters were even more pronounced. On average, this group was about eight times 
more likely than non-recreationists to engage in conservation."

 

Makes you wonder a little about the equivalent stats for Australian birders 
and/or hunters.  Our annual "duck shooters" raves based on facts or mere 
emotional rant?

 

Cheers

 

Julian

 

www.birdingsouthburnett.com
Twitter @osprey00

 


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