Audubon Press Releases
March
17,
2023
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11:00 AM
America/Chicago
Results have just been announced in the annual USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards. Two Audubon Nature Institute facilities are ranked among the top attractions in the country!Audubon Aquarium placed #5 in the contest in the Best Aquarium …
February
27,
2023
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09:30 AM
America/Chicago
Wings of the World is set to take flight at Audubon Zoo when it opens to the public on Friday, March 3, 2023.The new exhibit is inside the newly restored and much beloved Tropical Bird House, which is part of the historic Odenheimer area at the Zoo …
February
16,
2023
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14:42 PM
America/Chicago
It is with great sadness that Audubon Zoo announces the passing of Forrest, the Zoo's beloved Rothchild's giraffe.Forrest's Audubon care team determined Forrest was experiencing a decline in his quality of life with no hope of improvement …
February
10,
2023
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12:41 PM
America/Chicago
Audubon Nature Institute hosted Entergy New Orleans and City of New Orleans leaders for the unveiling of the newest addition to its Uptown property: four free electric vehicle charging stations. Each charging station can accommodate up to two …
February
08,
2023
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09:48 AM
America/Chicago
(New Orleans, La.) - Audubon Nature Institute has been nominated in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Award contest for the seventh year in row. An expert panel of travel professionals made the selections for contenders in this contest. Audubon …
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New Orleans zoo’s near-threatened maned wolves have 4 pups
03
Mar
2022
‘Baby boot camp’ exercises critically endangered orangutan
24
Feb
2022
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 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
apnews.com
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
apnews.com