14/03/2018
Researchers from the University of
Kent and the University of East Anglia have launched a new study aimed at
better understanding the behaviour of UK twitchers.
In particular, the group is
trying to learn what economic value is placed on vagrant birds when people go
to great lengths to see them. In order to do this, they are teaming up with
bird news services to make contact with those people who are most keenly
focused on seeing rarities in Britain. The researchers hope that the study
could provide insights into the economic value of rare species and so help make
a case for their conservation. This comes after a US study found that a large-scale twitch in Pennsylvania contributed an
incredible US$223,851 to the economy.
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