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September
08,
2023
| 12:47 PM America/Chicago
A massive loggerhead sea turtle is getting some much-needed care at Audubon Nature Institute. The enormous male turtle was found in July floating upside down at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Grand Chenier. Fortunately, some members of the public
August
23,
2023
| 17:57 PM America/Chicago
Audubon Members are invited to party like flock stars at ZOObilation, an exclusive appreciation event just for Audubon Members on Thursday, September 21, 2023. This year, the event celebrates the flamboyance of flamingoes that greet guests when they
August
17,
2023
| 09:30 AM America/Chicago
Audubon Nature Institute President and Chief Executive Officer Ron Forman has advised the Institute’s Board of Directors that he intends to step down from his current role at the end of 2024. Forman has led Audubon Nature Institute for decades,
August
11,
2023
| 10:27 AM America/Chicago
Latin American culture will be in the spotlight as Celebración Latina Presented by Pan-American Life Insurance Group returns to Audubon Zoo on Sunday, September 24, 2023. This beloved cultural event offers guests the opportunity to enjoy one of New
August
04,
2023
| 15:27 PM America/Chicago
Audubon Nature Institute has submitted the Initial Improvement Schematic Plans to the City of New Orleans for the Riverfront for All project. The plans reflect Audubon’s preliminary vision to renovate the wharves along Governor Nicholls and

New Orleans zoo’s near-threatened maned wolves have 4 pups

03
Mar
2022
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‘Baby boot camp’ exercises critically endangered orangutan

24
Feb
2022
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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
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Baby orangutan being bottle-fed, which intrigues othersopens 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
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Endangered orangutan in New Orleans has 1 healthy babyopens 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
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