Like similar societies elsewhere, it is named in honor of ornithologist and naturalist John James Audubon.
The Belize Audubon Society was formed in 1969 by Dora Weyer and a group of conservationists.
The Society was formed with a vision to inspire people to live in harmony with and benefit from the environment.
The first president of the Belize Audubon Society, James A. Waight, served from 1969 until 1986.
In 1973 the society's first launched conservation project, the Jabiru Stork, was added to Belize's list of protected species.