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For the birds or for me? Why do conservationists really help wildlife?

Volunteers who take part in conservation efforts may do it more for themselves than the wildlife they are trying to protect, a University of Alberta case study shows. A study of purple martin landlordsthose who keep and monitor special birdhouses on their landrevealed that they were more motivated to take part in the conservation project for egoistic rather than altruistic reasons....

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