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**bensabath** · 07-02-2007, 08:03 PM

Every time I read "Audubon Society", I have to laugh. John Audubon killed thousands of birds for his paintings!

Curious but true fact : John Audubon has nothing to do with founding of the Audubon society.

Although Audubon had no role in the organization that bears his name, there is a connection: George Bird Grinnell, one of the founders of the early Audubon Society in the late 1800s, was tutored by Lucy Audubon, John James’s widow. Knowing Audubon’s reputation, Grinnell chose his name as the inspiration for the organization’s earliest work to protect birds and their habitats. Today, the name Audubon remains synonymous with birds and bird conservation the world over.

http://www.audubon.org/nas/jja.html The society was formed by a group of ladies in the early 1900s who were dismayed that the fashion demand for the lacy feathers of a particular species of egret was causing the bird to be hunted to near-extinction. They formed a group to educate others about the dangers to the bird population, and thus was the Audubon Society born.

Matt

07-02-2007, 08:03 PM	#37
bensabath Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 464 Senior Member	Every time I read "Audubon Society", I have to laugh. John Audubon killed thousands of birds for his paintings! Curious but true fact : John Audubon has nothing to do with founding of the Audubon society. Although Audubon had no role in the organization that bears his name, there is a connection: George Bird Grinnell, one of the founders of the early Audubon Society in the late 1800s, was tutored by Lucy Audubon, John James’s widow. Knowing Audubon’s reputation, Grinnell chose his name as the inspiration for the organization’s earliest work to protect birds and their habitats. Today, the name Audubon remains synonymous with birds and bird conservation the world over. http://www.audubon.org/nas/jja.html The society was formed by a group of ladies in the early 1900s who were dismayed that the fashion demand for the lacy feathers of a particular species of egret was causing the bird to be hunted to near-extinction. They formed a group to educate others about the dangers to the bird population, and thus was the Audubon Society born. Matt
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