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☆ As Botanists Drop a Racist Plant Name, Some Fear Scientific Confusion
  + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Clarissa Brincat | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
In July, plant scientists at the International Botanical Congress in Madrid changed a scientific name shared by about 200 different plant species. For centuries, the word “caffra” was used in the scientific names of many plants to denote that they grew in Africa. Botanists in the region have objected to using the term to refer to African plants. In South Africa, use of the word can result in a fine or even a prison sentence. “We owe it to ourselves to make amends that recognize the wrongs our previous generations did,” said Nigel Barker, a botanist at the University of Pretoria who was raised in South Africa during apartheid.
Persons: “, ”, Nigel Barker Organizations: International Botanical, Black, University of Pretoria, American Ornithological, Bird Alliance Locations: Madrid, Africa, South Africa
☆ This N.Y.C. Building Is in the Bird-Killing Hall of Shame. It Wants Out.
  + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Catrin Einhorn | Andres Kudacki | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The dazzling views of Central Park come with a dark side. From tiny yellow warblers to large, elegantly marked woodpeckers, their journeys end at the building, Circa Central Park, when they crash into glass they can’t see. The deaths have brought outrage from bird advocates, shame on social media, disapproval from neighbors and even stronger disapproval from the residents’ own children. Circa Central Park certainly isn’t the only bird-killing building in the city, but it appears to be among the worst. Last year, the number of window strikes at Circa put it in the top three among buildings monitored by NYC Audubon.
Organizations: NYC Audubon
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