N.O. Audobon zoo update... just a few flamingo died.

[henslee]

[CottonBear]

1. On a sad note, the Aquarium of the Americas is GONE. No more.

:cry:

[henslee]

3. Oh my god.

[kick-ass-bob]

4. do you have a link?

:(

[CottonBear]

8. See this thread: a news helicopter filmed the place where it was.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4516399&mesg_id=4517716

[kick-ass-bob]

13. thanks, i guess.

thanks for the link, the I guess is for the suckiness of the news.

[CottonBear]

17. It is totally sucky. I have a horse and am so worried about livestock

and pets. My in-laws in Lacombe, LA (they're OK but may no longer have homes.) have neighbors with horses. Horses and cattle don't fare well standing in toxic flood waters for days and weeks. There's no high ground in NO or Southern LA. It's all flat. They'll drown in huge numbers unless rescued. :cry:

[Ladyhawk]

22. It's so difficult to evacuate horses and livestock. :( :( :(

I'm with you on this. I hate to see animals suffer because they are innocent. :(

[mcscajun]

11. So sad.

:(

[Rufus T. Firefly]

16. The aquarium is okay.

New Orleans Aquarium, Zoo escape Hurricane Katrina
mongabay.com
August 30, 2005



The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans apparently survived Hurricane Katrina relatively unscathed according to a report in The Baltimore Sun. Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana city Monday.

According to Ron Forman, president of the Audubon Nature Institute that oversees the city's aquarium and zoo, only a few flamingos died and was little other loss of animal life. The Audubon Zoo also fared well in the storm.

Located along the banks of the Mississippi River in the historic French Quarter, the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas has some 10,000 animals and is considerd one of the world's foremost aquariums.

The French Quarter of New Orleans, built on the highest ground in the city, suffered less damage than other neighborhoods.

Widespread power outages have disabled the Audubon Nature Institute and Audubon Aquarium of the Americas web sites.

In neighboring Mississippi, the fate of a group of dolphins moved to Gulfport is unknown. According to The Daily Telegraph, the animals were last seen in a hotel swimming pool, but the storm left the town of 70,000 people under 10 feet (3m) of water.

[CottonBear]

19. It's OK? Someone in another post said it was destroyed. I hope it's true

I love that aquarium. How then did the sea lion get swept into the street and shot in the head? Was that at the zoo?

[henslee]

2. This is a quote from Zookeeper. Poor Flamingos.

[MasonJar]

5. Can the aquarium animals make it in the water.

[progmom]

6. at least one sea lion was swept into the street

...and shot.

[ronnykmarshall]

7. WHY??

That's fuckin' sick.

[CottonBear]

10. Unfortunately, there was no way to help the animal.

The aqaurium was right on the riverfront. It was a huge glass windowed building. I loved that aquarium. I've been there at leasst three times. I hope some of the fish and reptiles made it. The sharks and snakes will be dangerous if they survived the storm.

[henslee]

14. I wonder what animals will adapt to N.O. environment. There is also a bug

zoo, called saomething else of course. Wonder what happened to that place.

[ronnykmarshall]

15. DAMN!!

I posted a picture earlier that I found of a dolphin that was transported to a hotel pool.


This sucks all around.

[henslee]

18. got a link, rrrkk?

[ronnykmarshall]

21. Here's the pic

[Ladyhawk]

23. The sharks will die quickly, but the snakes could be very dangerous. n/t

[henslee]

9. Details?

[progmom]

20. i read about it here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4516399

[CottonBear]

12. Not the penguins or the tropical animals and reptiles.

Maybe the natives or temperate climate riverine exotics.

[Ladyhawk]

24. The toxic water would kill the fish. The reptiles might be a problem,

on the other hand. :( :(