A revered Brighton-based wildlife conservation group more accustomed to thinking about diversity of species is suddenly in the crosshairs of the federal campaign against using resources for diversity in human interactions.

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, expert in bird banding, species and habitat research, and connecting people to open space, is appealing to donors for help after $1.37 million in federal agreements were “abruptly canceled.”

“Blindsided,” the Bird Conservancy said. The conservancy leaders only learned about the cut through an article in the conservative Daily Caller .

That media outlet said the Interior Department had canceled the grant over language in Bird Conservancy’s strategic plan on “recruiting, hiring, training and investing in staff and the organization to i

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