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Audubon’s Cool Zoo and Gator Run lazy river are open … Read more news press release Audubon Aquarium to Close Wednesday for Hurricane Preparations 06 May 2024 | 19:44 PM America/Chicago Audubon Aquarium and Audubon Insectarium will close on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 to allow teams to make emergency preparations before the start of hurricane … Read more Audubon Press Releases RSS feed - Audubon Press Releases (opens in new window) View all headlines - Audubon Press Releases May 03 , 2024 | 13:15 PM America/Chicago Audubon Aquarium Celebrates Star Wars Day The Force will be strong at Audubon Aquarium this weekend as the Aquarium celebrates Star Wars Day on Saturday, May 4th (Get it? May the fourth be with you!) You don’t have to visit a galaxy far, far away to get into the Star Wars … Read more May 01 , 2024 | 18:33 PM America/Chicago Audubon Zoo to Close Friday for Hancock Whitney Zoo-to-Do Audubon Zoo will be closed on Friday, May 3, 2024, to prepare for the 46th annual Hancock Whitney Zoo-to-Do. It will reopen at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Hancock Whitney Zoo-to-Do this year celebrates the 100th anniversary … Read more April 19 , 2024 | 14:13 PM America/Chicago Woldenberg Riverfront Park Ranks Second in National Competition The beautiful Woldenberg Riverfront Park that lines the Mississippi River and is home to Audubon Aquarium and Audubon Insectarium is considered one of the best riverfronts in the nation. It has officially received the title of #2 Best Riverwalk … Read more April 15 , 2024 | 18:07 PM America/Chicago Audubon Aquarium Nominated as One of Nation’s Best For the ninth year in a row, Audubon Aquarium has received a nomination in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Award competition. The Aquarium was selected by a team of professional travel experts that researched all the nation’s aquariums … Read more April 01 , 2024 | 17:11 PM America/Chicago Audubon Aquarium Welcomes Two Penguin Chicks There’s not one but two fluffy grey penguin chicks at Audubon Aquarium. For the first time in several years, the Aquarium’s animal care team is raising two newly hatched African penguin chicks at the same time. The chicks … Read more Show previous item Show next item Conservation News RSS feed - Conservation News (opens in new window) View all headlines - Conservation News Audubon Aquarium Welcomes Two Penguin Chicks April 01 , 2024 | 17:11 PM America/Chicago There’s not one but two fluffy grey penguin chicks at Audubon Aquarium. For the first time in several years, the Aquarium’s animal care team is raising two newly hatched African penguin chicks at the same time. The chicks … Read more Audubon Throwing a Party for the Planet March 26 , 2024 | 11:32 AM America/Chicago Audubon Nature Institute is hosting a Party for the Planet presented by Entergy this spring and it is all about celebrating nature and connecting people with ways they can make positive … Read more Audubon Aquarium Rescue Helps Stranded Marine Animals March 01 , 2024 | 10:05 AM America/Chicago Spring and summer mean people are spending more time outside and enjoying Louisiana’s waterways and beaches. Audubon Nature Institute wants to remind you to keep an eye out for sea turtles, dolphins, and other marine mammals who may need help. … Read more Show previous items Show next items Community News RSS feed - Community News (opens in new window) View all headlines - Community News City of New Orleans Unveils "The Big Green Easy" Parks Master Plan February 19 , 2024 | 15:59 PM America/Chicago NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans today unveiled the The Big Green Easy” parks master plan. This is a groundbreaking step towards ensuring equitable access to the benefits of parks, recreation and greenspace. In 2022, the City … Read more Audubon Offers Special Rates for Jefferson Parish Appreciation Day November 28 , 2023 | 11:45 AM America/Chicago As a way to thank Jefferson Parish residents for their continued support of Audubon Nature Institute, all Jefferson Parish residents can visit Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium and Audubon Insectarium for half price on Jefferson Parish … Read more Show previous items Show next items Audubon Event News RSS feed - Audubon Event News (opens in new window) View all headlines - Audubon Event News Audubon Zoo to Close Friday for Hancock Whitney Zoo-to-Do May 01 , 2024 | 18:33 PM America/Chicago Audubon Zoo will be closed on Friday, May 3, 2024, to prepare for the 46th annual Hancock Whitney Zoo-to-Do. It will reopen at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Hancock Whitney Zoo-to-Do this year celebrates the 100th anniversary … Read more Audubon Throwing a Party for the Planet March 26 , 2024 | 11:32 AM America/Chicago Audubon Nature Institute is hosting a Party for the Planet presented by Entergy this spring and it is all about celebrating nature and connecting people with ways they can make positive … Read more Building Generations of Connections with Zoo-to-Do at Audubon Zoo March 14 , 2024 | 14:20 PM America/Chicago Part of Audubon Zoo’s history and the future of one of Louisiana’s native animals are the focus of this year’s Zoo-to-Do fundraising events at Audubon Zoo. This year marks the 46 th annual Hancock Whitney Zoo-to-Do and the … Read more Show previous items Show next items Audubon in the News RSS feed - Audubon in the News (opens in new window) Show all next previous New Orleans zoo’s near-threatened maned wolves have 4 pups 03 Mar 2022 apnews.com ‘Baby boot camp’ exercises critically endangered orangutan 24 Feb 2022 apnews.com Best name for cute baby orangutan: Rudy, Roux or Maymuun? opens in new window The zoo in New Orleans is asking fans of endangered orangutans to help name the baby Sumatran orangutan born on Christmas Eve 2021. 09 Feb 2022 apnews.com Baby orangutan being bottle-fed, which intrigues others opens in new window The endangered Sumatran orangutan infant at New Orleans’ zoo is being bottle-fed because his mother wasn’t producing enough milk. The still unnamed baby was being tube-fed as well, but the tube was removed Jan. 13, Audubon Zoo spokeswoman Annie Kinler Matherne said Wednesday. 19 Jan 2022 apnews.com Endangered orangutan in New Orleans has 1 healthy baby opens in new window A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan in New Orleans has given birth to a healthy male baby, but his twin brother died in the womb, officials at the Audubon Zoo said Monday. 27 Dec 2021 apnews.com New Orleans Audubon Zoo welcomes rescued young jaguar opens in new window The New Orleans Audubon Zoo has taken in a 7-month-old female jaguar that was rescued from wildlife...