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Audubon: America’s Greatest Naturalist and His Voyage of Discovery to Labrador

10,000 Birds

It was also in some ways an emotional quest for Audubon, who was freshly driven to complete his great work in the face of his first intimations, not only of his own mortality, but also of the idea that his beloved adopted continent was not inexhaustible and that its natural riches could be destroyed by constant exploitation.

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A Chance for Bliss

4 The Love Of Animals

The purpose is therefore to provide a Forever Home for those companion and farm animals that have virtually no chance of being adopted due to their age or condition. “We do not adopt out for the mere fact that the ones we have nobody wanted, and that is fine with us.

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