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200,000 -- annual tourist visits for US firefly tourism (2020)
Approximately 200,000 tourists travel to the woods in the United States during firefly season to watch courtship displays.
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200,000
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Tufts University / IUCN Firefly Specialist Group (Sara Lewis et al.)
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https://www.interestingfacts.org/fact/researchers-shed-light-on-the-perils-of-firefly-tourismfeedzy ↗
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Researchers Shed Light on the Perils of Firefly TourismFeedzy
In 2012, firefly expert Lynn Faust made a surprising phone call to the owners of the Black Caddis, a bed and breakfast in rural Pennsylvania: There had been reports of the insects flashing in unison in the nearby woods, her team was coming to investigate, and they needed a place to stay. “They turne…
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Tufts University / IUCN Firefly Specialist Group (Sara Lewis et al.)
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First comprehensive study of firefly tourism based on interviews and online surveys of scientists, tour guides, government officials, and entrepreneurs
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US firefly tourism: 200,000 annual tourist visits. Source: Tufts University / IUCN Firefly Specialist Group (Sara Lewis et al.) (2020). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-firefly-tourism-200k-2020
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