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National Audubon Society

The Audubon Society was founded in 1886 to prevent the extinction of birds (Backman 98-100). The catalyst for founder George Bird Grinnell was the senseless slaughter of birds associated with the plume trade. The new society was named after John James Audubon who was Grinnell's boyhood idol.

Rooted in more than a century of activism on behalf of birds, the National Audubon Society maintains the traditions of its founders (Flicker 6). Just as threats to birds have evolved, so have the methods applied by the National Audubon Society to effecting change on their behalf. No longer is the organization fighting the hunters of commerce. Today, threats to birds are less direct and more complicated: habitat loss, pesticides, pollution, booming population, increased development, water management, and technology are among the most severe.

To combat these threats, the National Audubon Society works through advocacy, policy, science, litigation, sanctuary management, grassroots outreach, and education (Flicker 6). The National Audubon Society strives to protect birds by protecting their habitats: from lakes and bays to rivers, wetlands, and marshes; from open spaces and wild lands to the open ocean; from the coastline to our forests to grasslands and prairies; and across borders to global habitats.

The mission of the National Audubon Society Sanctuary Department is to acquire significant habitats for native plants and animals, and to be a leader in habitat protection through model management, research, education and activism. The organization espouses the following values essential to a comprehensive and effective sanctuary mission.

The Land Ethic: Respect for the land is fundamental to organizational decisions and activities.

Interdependence: The organization recognizes that the health and welfare of mankind depend on the health and welfare of the natural environment; that ecological integrity on a global scale is the ultim...

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