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John James Audubon owned, purchased and sold enslaved people. The local group says his "views and actions" were "antithetical" to its mission.

A growing number of environmental groups across the nation are looking to put distance between their organizations and John James Audubon, the noted artist, naturalist and enslaver.

The annual memorial is helping scientists understand the ways in which light pollution is impacting the behavior of nocturnal animals.