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Birders are Freeloaders

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Many of our most puzzling statistics arise from this otherwise innocuous report. In fact, this is the source for the statistic — that approximately 71 million Americans are “bird watchers” — that has been a veritable iceberg to the Titanic of any birding-industry company that took the number at face value.

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Where America dreams of/goes birding?

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Several times, the answer was “Africa”, which, being a continent and not a country, I excluded from the statistics, but will further comment below. Also, destinations mentioned only once (by a single respondent) were excluded from the statistics, because I saw them more like a statistical error than a popular destination.

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But is it safe?

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Yes, statistics show that there is a high level of violence in Mexico, but all of our experience suggests that this violence is almost entirely between rival criminal elements. Please tell me your experiences or share your recommendations with our readers. I have never seen a gun fired here.

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Is It So Hard To Understand Why Birders and Wildlife Conservationists Don’t Buy the Duck Stamp?

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In their final draft document on Recommendation 17 – Draft Hunting and Fishing Strategic Plan however, they actually show a summary of the statistics on refuge visitation in 2012: 2.5 million hunting visits. million fishing visits. 30 million wildlife viewing visits. million auto tour visits. million photography visits.

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Improving the Post-Sale B2B SaaS Customer Experience

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In this article, I will discuss the challenges in the B2B SaaS customer experience and how to tackle these potential barriers upfront – rather than trying to do damage control months into the implementation when the customer is annoyed, disappointed, and on the path to churn. Top Risk Factors in B2B SaaS Customer Success. Covering the Bases.

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eBird Economics: How Much Would You Pay to See Birds?

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How much do birders value a birding experience? But there are few transactions that can be analyzed to determine how much value birding experiences, themselves, provide to a birder. This includes bird-watching experiences. Some aspects of birding can be calculated and studied economists.

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Improving the Post-Sale B2B SaaS Customer Experience

Sales and Marketing Management

Let’s take a closer look at the challenges in the B2B SaaS customer experience and how to tackle these potential barriers upfront rather than trying to do damage control months into the implementation, when the customer is annoyed, disappointed and on the path to churn. Top Risk Factors In B2B SaaS Customer Success. Covering the bases.