Application of the Recreational Specialization Framework to Understanding Visitors to the Great Salt Lake Bird Festival

Burr, Steven W.; Scott, David

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“…Comparisons with other festivals are difficult because other studies measure motivations differently (e.g., Burr & Scott, 2004;Chambliss et al 2005). However, festival visitor characteristics reveal differences along the recreation specialization continuum, originally conceptualized by Bryan (1977), and later operationalized for birders (e.g., Hvenegaard, 2002;McFarlane, 1996) and wildlife festival visitors (e.g., Scott & Thigpen, 2003).…”

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“…Demographically, wildlife festival participants tend to be very educated, with most studies showing 40-70% having obtained at least a bachelor's degree (Burr & Scott, 2004;Chambliss et al, 2005;Kim et al, 1998;. Festival participants tend to be slightly older than the general population; the proportion of participants aged 65 years and older ranges from 9% to 30% (Chambliss et al, 2005).…”

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“…In past studies, the percentage of nonresidents ranges widely, from 10% (Lynch & Harlington, 2003) to 73% of wildlife festival visitors. Motivations for visitors to attend wildlife festivals depended greatly on the activities and attractions of each festival (Chambliss et al, 2005;Fermata Inc., 2001) and the level of recreation specialization of the visitor (Burr & Scott, 2004).…”

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A Comparative Approach to Analyzing Local Expenditures and Visitor Profiles of two Wildlife Festivals

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2006

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Wildlife festivals are growing in popularity and warrant additional studies of festival visitors. However, comparisons of visitor demographics, motivations, activities, and local expenditure patterns between festivals are difficult because different methods of measurement are used. By using a comparative approach, this study evaluates, with the same methods, the visitor characteristics of two similar wildlife festivals in Western Canada. While providing site-specific context, this study notes variations in total local expenditure patterns, visitor motivations, and visitor activities that result from, in part, different visitor demographics, activities offered, other attractions, and rates of overnight stays. Visitors to these festivals were slightly older age and had high educational levels than the general public, which was consistent with visitors to other wildlife festivals and ecotourists in general.

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Manaloor²

2006

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“…For example, we generally know little about the types of birds and birding destinations that appeal to avitourists and more about the birdwatchers themselves (i.e. specialisation and commitment) (Burr & Scott, 2004;Conradie, van Zyl, & Strasheim, 2013). Furthermore, we have little knowledge of the global significance of avitourism as an industry, as demonstrated by the lack of national or regional assessments above.…”

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Birdwatching and avitourism: a global review of research into its participant markets, distribution and impacts, highlighting future research priorities to inform sustainable avitourism management

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Morrison

Castley

2014

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“…The dedication birders show to their taxonomic group is arguably greater than that shown to any other taxonomic group. Birders are a heterogeneous group of individuals with different motives and levels of dedication to their hobby (e.g., Hvenegaard ; Burr & Scott ; Dooley ). Relatively few researchers, however, have examined the characteristics of bird communities to which birders are most attracted (but see Stoll et al.…”

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Using a choice experiment and birder preferences to guide bird‐conservation funding

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Conservation of biodiversity, including birds, continues to challenge natural-area managers. Stated-preference methods (e.g., choice experiment [CE]) are increasingly used to provide data for valuation of natural ecosystems. We used a CE to calculate birders' willingness to pay for different levels of bioecological attributes (threatened species, endemic species, and diversity) of birding sites with hypothetical entry fees. The CE was delivered at popular birding and avitourism sites in Australia and the United Kingdom. Latent-class modeling results revealed heterogeneous preferences among birders and correspondingly variable willingness to pay. Four clear groups were apparent: quantity-driven birders, special-birds seekers, confused respondents, and price-is-no-object birders. Quantity-driven birders were attracted to sites that deliver high levels of diversity and endemic species for which they were willing to pay $135 and $66 to visit, respectively, above what they were willing to pay to visit a site with low levels of diversity and few endemic and threatened species . Special-bird seekers valued threatened species and high levels of endemic species most (willingness to pay $45 and $46, respectively). Confused respondents' preferences were difficult to determine, but they were the most sensitive to the hypothetical entry fees, unlike the price-is-no-object birders, who were not at all sensitive to cost. Our findings demonstrate that birders are amenable to paying for their preferred birding experience. These payments could provide an alternative source of funding in some avitourism sites on both public and private land. Such alternative revenue streams should be explored and given full consideration in increasingly competitive conservation-financing environments.

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Application of the Recreational Specialization Framework to Understanding Visitors to the Great Salt Lake Bird Festival

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A Comparative Approach to Analyzing Local Expenditures and Visitor Profiles of two Wildlife Festivals

A Comparative Approach to Analyzing Local Expenditures and Visitor Profiles of two Wildlife Festivals

Birdwatching and avitourism: a global review of research into its participant markets, distribution and impacts, highlighting future research priorities to inform sustainable avitourism management

Using a choice experiment and birder preferences to guide bird‐conservation funding

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