National birding groups debate migrating from the Audubon name

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ANational Audubon Society decision to keep its name is bitterly dividing members, some of whom are pressing to distance the organization from namesake John James Audubon, who was an enslaver.

Many Audubon chapters across Michigan are still wrestling with what to do about the name on local levels.

There are more than 30 chapters across the state.

The organization was founded in 1905 and named a…