ÃÛèÖAPP Responds to Serious Allegations Against a Prominent Birder
Statement from ÃÛèÖAPP:
“We have just learned today about serious allegations raised against a prominent birder in a courageous blog post by Aisha White. The individual,Ìýwho Ms. WhiteÌýhas identified as Jason Ward, is also a former ÃÛèÖAPP employee.ÌýDuring his tenure at ÃÛèÖAPP, which ended in January 2020, we had no information of any inappropriate—much less criminal—conduct or we would have taken action right away. Based on the blog post, we have ended our relationship with him immediately and permanently.ÌýÃÛèÖAPP will not tolerate any conduct that is inconsistent with the law or with the higher standard of our organization’s values.â€
This statement was updated on February 17 to include Mr. Ward's name after Ms. White identified him.Ìý
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