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Bear Viewing Generates Far More Revenue and Jobs than Hunting In British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, New Study Finds
A new study released today finds that bear viewing ecotourism in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest "generates far more value to the economy" in terms of revenue, taxes, and jobs than the older and more well-established trophy hunting of grizzly and black bears.
The study by the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST), Economic Impact of Bear Viewing and Bear Hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia, determined that in 2012, bear viewing in the Great Bear Rainforest generated 12 times more in visitor spending than bear hunting and over 11 times in direct revenue for BC’s provincial government.
The study further found that bear-viewing companies directly employed an estimated 510 persons in 2012, while guide hunting outfitters generated only 11 jobs that same year.
The study was conducted by CREST researchers at Stanford University and in Washington, DC, together with experts from Pacific Analytics and Small Planet Consulting, two BC-based firms. "Our findings clearly show that bear viewing is today of far greater economic value than bear hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest and that bear viewing is a growing, while bear hunting is declining."
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