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Birding community petition to AOS: Stop renaming all our Birds to “address past wrongs”
Petition to American Ornithological Society on the Recent Decision to Change all Eponymous Bird Names An original petition advocating name changes for hundreds of birds was signed by about 2,500 people. Now, that’s met with a larger petition, approaching 3,000, with a goal of 5,000 to leave the birds alone. Here is their Change.org petition:…
Read MoreBird names to be changed “to address past wrongs” – American Ornithological Society
Scientists Will Establish a New Multidisciplinary Naming Entity and Seek Public Input, Beginning with 70–80 Bird Species in the U.S. and Canada The American Ornithological Society (AOS) announced that in an effort to address past wrongs and engage far more people in the enjoyment, protection, and study of birds, it will change all English bird…
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