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Year in Review: Expanding diversity in the profession

December 30, 2020

When a birding excursion in Central Park by Black birder Christian Cooper ended in a racist confrontation, it prompted a national discussion about diversity issues in even the natural corners of the United States, and …

Conservation News

In Black Mammalogists Week, tackling inclusion in new taxa

September 16, 2020

After TWS member Rhiannon Kirton, became involved in Black Birders Week, she noticed a lot of conversations happening on Twitter. What caught her eye in particular was people’s interests in the representation of Black people …

FYI News

Watch: Christian Cooper discusses birding and diversity

July 7, 2020

New York birder Christian Cooper took to PBS’s science series NOVA to discuss the intricate sounds of bird calls, color morphs and the important of diversity in birding. Cooper originally made the news in May …

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Black Birders Week celebrates diversity in naturalists

June 2, 2020

Birders and bird researchers have declared this week as Black Birders Week. Starting May 31, organizers of the weeklong event aim to increase the visibility of black birders across the world in an effort to …

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