Bird Watching

Recent STCRC research suggests that while seemingly low impact, bird watching has been shown to negatively impact on wildlife populations.Read more

Recent STCRC research suggests that:

While seemingly low impact, bird watching has been shown to negatively impact on wildlife populations;
The mean number of species in undisturbed sites was significantly greater than in semi disturbed and disturbed sites in both rainforest and eucalypt areas;
Compared to those living in completely undisturbed locations, birds living in areas of higher disturbance were characterised by:
Some species appear unaffected by disturbance levels.
Long-term studies of the impacts of bird watching on bird reproductive and foraging ecology is required.

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Birdwatching Tourism in Australia [WT#10]

Birdwatching is a major component of wildlife tourism and is one of the most rapidly growing pastimes in the Western world. This review attempts to provide an initial description of the characteristics of birdwatching tourism in Australia and to discern ...
IMPACTS OF BIRD WATCHING ON COMMUNITIES AND SPECIES: Long-term and Short-term Responses in Rainforest and Eucalypt Habitats

Overseas studies on the activities associated with bird watching have shown significant impacts on birds in numerous important ways. This report is the first comprehensive study of the impacts of bird watching on birds undertaken in Australia. The structure of ...
PRACTICES, NEEDS AND ATTITUDES OF BIRD-WATCHING TOURISTS IN AUSTRALIA

This study aimed to: investigate the diversity and common features amongst bird-watching tourists; determine what bird-watchers, and sub-groupings of bird-watchers, most wish to see and do in Australia; investigate the role of the tourism industry in bird-watching and investigate bird-watchers' ...

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