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WILD NEW JERSEY: ConservationMaven.com: Hiking quietly benefits birds...and birders

ConservationMaven.com: Hiking quietly benefits birds...and birders

Photo Credit: Hiltch

Ecotourism has become a major strategy in conservation. The hope is that the financial benefits of bringing tourists to see native plants and animals in their natural environs raises local interest in protecting those environs. Tourists enjoy seeing birds and other animals engaged in their daily activities, and ideally those birds and animals are more assured of having intact habitat.