I'm not Jim but I'll forward to the list.

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> From: Tim Cullinan <tcullinan at AUDUBON.ORG>
> To: WA-GENERAL at LIST.AUDUBON.ORG
> Subject: Cruelty to Bats--Audubon's Response
> Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 9:30 AM
>
> Dear Audubon Colleagues,
>
> On July 9, Jim Brewster of Kent, Washington posted a message to
WA-GENERAL
> entitled "Audubon Sanctuary cruelty to bats" with the editorial comment
"Our
> Audubon Society in action."
>
> The attached message described an incident in which the MillGrove Audubon
> Wildlife & Education Sanctuary in Audubon, Pennsylvania used power
washers and
> foam insulation to destroy a maternity colony of 600 Little Brown Bats
residing
> in a barn on the grounds of the facility.
>
> For the record, the MillGrove Audubon Wildlife & Education Sanctuary IS
NOT A
> NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY SANCTUARY. It is owned and operated by the
Montgomery
> County (Pennsylvania) government as a historical site.
>
> The administration of the MillGrove Audubon Wildlife & Education
Sanctuary IS
> IN NO WAY AFFILLIATED WITH THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY OR ANY OF ITS
CHAPTERS.
> It has the name "Audubon" merely because it is located near the site
where John
> James Audubon made his home.
>
> Please note that the name "Audubon" is in the public domain, and cannot
be
> copyrighted. Consequently, the National Audubon Society does not have
> exclusive rights to the name "Audubon." Anybody can use it. So when you
see
> the name Audubon (such as the infamous "Audubon Golf Course Certification
> Program"), please don't jump to the conclusion that it has anything to do
with
> the National Audubon Society before checking the facts. Look for the
full name
> "NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY," not just "Audubon."
>
> Jim, I noticed that you obtained your original message from tweeters,
which I
> don't have access to. Would you please pass this information along to
the
> tweeters list to set the record straight? Thanks.
>
> Tim Cullinan
> Director of Science and Bird Conservation
> National Audubon Society
> Washington State Field Office
> Olympia, Washington