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 | contact@dubbofieldnats.org.au www.dubbofieldnats.org.au www.facebook.com/dubbofieldnats —–Original Message—– From: Julian B [mailto:osprey@bordernet.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, 11 March 2015 7:07 PM To: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: [Birding-Aus] 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 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————- This email is intended for the addressee(s) named and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and then delete it immediately. Any views expressed in this email are those of the individual sender except where the sender expressly and with authority states them to be the views of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING THIS EMAIL
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