Newsletter / Blog
2011-08-16 Bird-watching is big business in Arizona
According to a 2006 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service survey, birders
spent more than $12 billion nationwide on travel and equipment expenses
such as cameras, binoculars and bird food.
That same report states that
about 1.3 million people came to Arizona to observe wild birds. Arizona birding generated $838 million in trip-related spending
the same year, bringing about $1.2 billion in revenue into the state. You might just say wildlife viewing is comparable to the combination of hunting and fishing in the United States. |