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I am wondering if anyone here has some AZA member contact who might know whether the Audubon Research Institute (Zoo, Aquarium, etc. in New Orleans) was able to act preemptively to the hurricane situation.

Besides collectively having the Species Survival Center, that massive frozen zoo, a successful freshwater stingray breeding colony (multiple species), a strong primate collection and many cats and ungulates, the Institute maintains(ed?) a standard komodensis display.

Newscasters are too busy following people as they wade through where their homes used to be to report on whether the Institutue was able to act within the limits of time, not to mention any other potentially good news.

They gave a statement saying that they are under control. What that means or if they just don't want to cause panic, I don't know.

I also heard of a seal swimming down the street and dolphins in someone's backyard pool; not necessarily from this zoo.

I wish them and their animals luck

Ian

Too busy following PEOPLE around??? Strangely enough, there are greater concerns right now, than zoo animals.

Maybe I read into your post a bit much (I hope I did), but you seem to think the zoo/animals should have priority attention.
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I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.

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more in terms of reporting some good news, or something different. You know instead of repeating the same video over and over again of looters in a walmart, or people waiding in the water at the begining. I have seen some of the footage since the day after.

That has nothing to do with animals taking priority over humans. Just with the videos and how they are reporting.

You seem to always read to much into posts.

One in three residents in the U.S. supposedly has high blood pressure. For some reason, I saw it appropriate to share that after reading your response, heh.

Perhaps if you restricted your responses to posts where you contributed something pertaining to the post, or even pertaining to monitors in general, you would not lose time having to make disclaimers about reading too much into a post, which you did here (again). Better luck in posting something more pertinent than a decade-old Deep Thoughts quote; I can feel your lucky thread coming any day now...

np

Why is it necessary to give these pop psychology posts instead of responding in any way to the subject matter? If I can understand that, I can probably get ahold of my apparent hysteria. Thanks.

I did see they moved the dolphins into the pool of a hotel, along with moving some of the other animals as well.

Not sure about the rest of the animals. They could very well be fine or roaming around loose.

I do know the site where the aquarium was is no more.

This article tells that the zoo and aquarium are doing pretty well.

http://news.mongabay.com/2005/0830-new_orleans_aquarium.html
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Ed

These heat lamps make my electric bill to high.

The president of the Audubon Nature Institute made commentary for the Baton Rouge newspaper that was published this morning.

Apparently, the only animals lost at the Audubon Zoo were two otters (go figure). The aquarium is not faring so well, as it is obviously relying on generator support. Of the 7,500 animals in the aquarium, 200 to 400 have perished due to oxygen insufficiency.

For any readers of this forum who have seen concern over this matter as equivalent to apathy for the citizens of N.O., the president of the ANI made the comment "...we know the priority is to get the people out." I think all forum posters can safely figure this to be the sentiment of everyone.