Quote: • “A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his father, but borrowed from his children.”
James John Audubon is one of the premier American ornithologists. Audubon identified 25 new species of birds and completed the masterwork, The Birds of America.
John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin; April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was an American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictoral record of all the bird species of North America. He was notable for his extensive studies documenting all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book entitled The Birds of America (1827–1839), is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. Audubon is also known for having identified 25 new species. He is the namesake of the National Audubon Society https://www.audubon.org/
and his name actually adorns a large number of towns, neighborhoods, and streets in every part of the United States.
( sources – Wikipedia & https://www.windingwatersrafting.com/gearboatchronicles/naturalist-quotes/ )
