National Audubon Society

The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization. It was founded in 1905 and named after John James Audubon, a French- American ornithologist and naturalist who the birds of North America in his book " Birds of America " painted, cataloged and described. " Birds of America " was published 1827-1838 in sections.

The company went from several precursors show, the first was founded by the zoologist and conservationist George Bird Grinnell in 1886 and had been named after Audubon. Grinnell 's philosophy Audubon had met by his widow Lucy Audubon, who had been a teacher Grinnell. The Audubon Society was founded aware than scientific society with an emphasis on the protection of birds and sat down with it from the existing American Ornithologists ' Union from which proclaimed the hunting of birds in the interest of scientific data collection.

The Company is an illustrated magazine, " Audubon ," out. It has numerous local associations that organize trips for bird watching and nature protection activities. In addition, the National Audubon Society coordinated an annual, US-wide bird count in December.

The headquarters of the company are located in New York City and Washington, DC In over 30 U.S. states with additional offices are entertained. As part of its mission to the public about birds, to inform their protection and the protection of other habitats, it operates nature centers in the vicinity, for example, bird sanctuaries.