Hurricane Katrina--Zoo update & more good news

I took this update, dated 9-3-05 from MongaBay.com, a interesting blog that "aims to raise interest in wildlife and wildlands while promoting awareness of environmental issues." SeEtta

"The Audubon Zoo, the Aquarium of the Americas, the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species in New Orleans survived Hurricane Katrina relatively unscathed according to reports from operators of the facilities. However, in neighboring Mississippi, the Gulport Marine Life Oceanarium aquarium was totally destroyed.

Dan Maloney, general curator at the Audubon Zoo, reports that although "attendance is really down," the staff that have stayed at the zoo are doing fine."

Read the full report by clicking on this