Birds benefit local economies
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Biodiversity, Birds, Urban Ecosystems
Date posted: 15 April 2015
Results of a new study published in the journal Urban Ecosystems found that city residents value having common birds around their homes. In turn, birds benefit local economies as residents invest in food and nesting structures. The study was carried out in Berlin and Seattle and researchers claim this is the first time the economic value of birds has been estimated in an urban setting.
“This paper shows that our interactions with birds actually have a pretty high economic return to the community where you live,” said Professor John Marzluff. “We know that having a liveable, green community that attracts birds also increases the value of homes in that area. This paper shows there’s an economic service birds are providing.”
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