I have tried to contact the Audubon Institute's Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans directly to confirm whether the Aquarium was accepting coral donations at this time and, to date, no one has replied back. Like other non profit organizations, the Aquarium of the Americas does accept cash donations. The Aquarium is located along the banks of the Mississippi River in the historic French Quarter. It is Louisiana’s No. 1 tourist attraction and exhibits include the underwater world of the Caribbean Sea, the mysterious Amazon Rainforest and the waters that give New Orleans its lifeblood: the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico.
If you are interested in contributing to this organization, and you would like to know if your gift is tax-deductible, you can contact the Aquarium directly:
Audubon Institute's Aquarium of the Americas
Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 4327, New Orleans, LA 70178
Street Address: 1 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 1-800- 774-7394
Email: air@auduboninstitute.org
The world-class Audubon Institute's Aquarium of the Americas was one of the saddest of so many terrible Katrina stories. The facility had superb hurricane contingency plans, not to mention engineering that one only wishes was shared by the levee system, and consequently both building and fishy residents came through the initial storm beautifully. But as the days following the evacuation stretched out, generators failed, and most of its 10,000 fish died, breaking the hearts of not only the staff who worked so hard to keep their charges healthy and alive, but just about anyone who had ever visited this lovely place. Survivors include the popular otter pair, the penguins, the leafy and weedy sea dragons, and Midas, the 250 pound sea turtle.
The Aquarium will reopen on May 26 at 12:00 noon. A special early admittance for Aquarium members only will begin at 9 a.m.
Audubon Nature Institute is 501(c)3 not for profit that operates a family of museums and parks dedicated to nature. These New Orleans facilities include: Audubon Park, Audubon Zoo, Woldenberg Riverfront Park, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, Entergy IMAX® Theatre, Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species, Audubon Wilderness Park, Audubon Insectarium and Audubon Nature Institute Foundation.
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