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Audubon Society  

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  • Among the oldest and largest national conservation organizations in the world, the Audubon Society maintains a century-long commitment to protecting birds and other wildlife through a network of state chapters and regional centers. The National Audubon Society sponsors annual Christmas Bird Counts, publishes the definitive Peterson's Wildlife Guides as well as other books and magazines about nature including the magazine Audubon, and sponsors and actively lobbies for environmental legislation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Audubon Society]

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