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NYC bird group drops name of illustrator and slave owner Audubon
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 weeks agoNEW YORK (AP) — The conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird...
NYC Audubon group changes name to reject namesake's pro-slavery views
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoThe New York City Audubon Society has officially changed its name to distance itself from the...
New York City Audubon changes name over racist past
The Hill via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoThe New York City Audubon organization has officially changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the history of John James Audubon,...
NC birding group faces dilemma: Keep its longtime name or cut ties with racist namesake
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoThe New Hope Audubon Society is asking members to approve a name change that will distance the...
Midwestern chapters of National Audubon Society drop ‘Audubon’ name, citing racist views of...
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoThree Midwestern chapters of the National Audubon Society, a nonprofit bird conservation group, are...
Why dozens of North American bird species are getting new names: Every name tells a story
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoBirders participate in the Christmas Bird Count on Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C.,...
Audubon Society won't change name, despite namesake's racism. It wants to focus on bird conservation...
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoIn a move decried by some of its chapters and members, the National Audubon Society’s board voted...
Does birding need a racial reckoning?
Yahoo News· 8 months agoA Cooper's Hawk in Action (J.S. Fisher/Shutterstock) What’s happening Last week, the American Ornithological Society said it would change the name of any...
These 15 Kentucky state parks offer the best chances for adventure, Southern Living says
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoSearching for an adventure in the Bluegrass State this summer? A popular lifestyle magazine says you...
Seattle Audubon Society dropping 'Audubon' from name
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe Seattle chapter of the Audubon Society says it is dropping “Audubon” from its name because the man the organization is named after was a slave owner and opposed abolition. KNKX reports that ...
