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Show Study Tests Wildlife Knowledge According to a short article in the July 1978 issue of Audubon magazine, Americans' interests are not always a good indication of their wildlife knowledge. THE ARTICLE mentions a study by Stephen R. Kellert of Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Kellert divided Americans into several groups based on their interests. Included were bird watchers, backpackers, animal raisers, rodeo enthusiasts, anti-hunters and three classes of hunters, based on reasons for hunting interest in nature, meat or sport. AFTER EXTENSIVE testing test-ing to determine wildlife knowledge, results showed that bird watchers were nearly twice as knowledgeable knowledgea-ble as all other groups. Interestingly, In-terestingly, rodeo fans were next. The two groups with the least wildlife knowledge, reports Audubon, were anti-hunters anti-hunters and sport hunters. |