Audubon Nature Institute 2018 Annual Report From the President

2018 was a year full of new ways to connect guests with Audubon’s mission of saving species—new habitats, new ways to meet animals up close, new ways to provide the animals of Audubon with exceptional care, and new additions to our animal family from as far as Germany.

Because of donor support, in Audubon Zoo’s Jaguar Jungle, we opened the “Criaturas de la Noche” Bat House, and in African Savanna we opened Watoto Farm, where guests can interact with African From the President Page 1 livestock species while learning about sustainable farming. At Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, penguin care staff worked with an acupuncturist to put some spring back in a Board senior bird’s step. Commission Foundation Page 2 Jambi, a majestic male Sumatran orangutan, joined the Audubon Zoo troop all the way from Hanover Zoo, bringing with him hopes of contributing to the population of this Our Mission Page 3 critically endangered species. New Alliance for Sustainable Wildlife births and hatchings brought us one step closer to saving species such as whooping cranes, eastern bongo, and Audubon 2018 Page 4 reticulated giraffe from extinction. Wherever you look in Audubon’s family of museums and parks, you will find new beginnings: new hope, new knowledge, and new inspiration. Social Conversations Page 31 Your support makes all these efforts possible. From all of us here at Audubon, thank you Our Future Page 32 for joining us in the fight to save species. I hope you enjoy reading about the new ground we broke in 2018 and our plans for continuing this important work in the years to come. Financial Summary Page 33

Donor Acknowledgments Page 34 L. Ronald Forman Stay Connected Page 43 President and CEO, Audubon Nature Institute

1 The Audubon Commission voted Audubon Commission Audubon Nature Institute unanimously in favor of the J. Kelly Duncan: President Board of Directors Audubon Park Master Plan that Daniel O. Conwill IV: First Vice President was developed in conjunction with Christopher Bardell: Chairman Boysie Bollinger: Second Vice President the award-winning architecture Lynes R. Sloss: First Vice Chair Linda G. Baum: Secretary firm Eskew+Dumez+Ripple. The Mark C. Romig: Second Vice Chair D. Brent Wood: Treasurer Dr. Willard Dumas, D.D.S.: Recording Secretary plan is the culmination of six Bart Farris: Corresponding Secretary months of work that included four Gayle Benson Vincent J. Palumbo: Treasurer public sessions designed to solicit Storey Charbonnet Wilmer Jacobs: Parliamentarian feedback and promote community Leila Eames Joseph A. Jaeger Jr.: Immediate Past Chairman dialogue on the master plan. Frances G. Fayard Ashley Francis Leah Brown Bruce R. Hoefer Jr. Hunter Cazes Alexander Kelso Jennifer D. Charpentier, M.D. Beth Lambert Henry L. Coaxum Jr. Olivia Manning Cecile V. Colhoun Catherine Morrell Angus Cooper Minh Thanh Nguyen Leslie Gottsegen, D.D.S. Field Ogden, M.D. Deirdre O. Hooper, M.D. Coleman Ridley Steve Kupperman Pamela Ryan Dennis Lauscha Norma Jane Sabiston F. Theodore Le Clercq Sally Shushan Anne Long Ravi Sangisetty Quentin Messer Charles C. Teamer Peter Moss Steve Perry Ransdell Prieur Audubon Nature Institute Julie Quinn Nathalie Simon Foundation Board Cleveland Spears Susu Stall Boysie Bollinger: Chairman Bernard Van der Linden Charles C. Teamer Sr.: Vice Chairman Katherine B. Werner Thomas D. Westfeldt Linda G. Baum Qiana Wiggins Catherine H. Cary Dr. Willard Dumas, D.D.S. Leslie Gottsegen, D.D.S. Joseph A. Jaeger Jr. Peter E. Moss II

2 Audubon Nature Institute Mission and Purpose

Audubon Nature Institute Purpose Celebrating the Wonders of Nature is a 501(c)3 not for profit that operates a family of Vision Creating a family of museums and parks dedicated to nature museums and parks dedicated to nature. Mission Eight objectives support our mission: Working together, we create a bright future • Provide a guest experience of outstanding quality. for generations to come. • Exhibit the diversity of wildlife. • Preserve native Louisiana habitats. • Educate our diverse audience about the natural world. • Enhance the care and survival of wildlife through research and conservation. • Provide opportunities for recreation in natural settings. • Operate a financially self-sufficient collection of museums and parks. • Weave quality entertainment through the Audubon Zoo guest experience. ACCREDITED • Audubon Park and Riverview Audubon Aquarium Our family • Audubon Zoo of the Americas of museums • Audubon Aquarium of the Americas ACCREDITED • Entergy Giant Screen Theater and parks • Woldenberg Riverfront Park • Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium Freeport-McMoRan dedicated • Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center Audubon Species • Audubon Louisiana Nature Center Survival Center to nature • Audubon Wilderness Park CERTIFIED 3 SAVING SPECIES

4 Giraffe Births A male reticulated giraffe calf was the first Alliance for Sustainable Wildlife birth at Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center in 2018. He was quickly followed by another on Mardi Gras Day. The first, born January 9 and named “T’Challa” by a public vote, weighed in at an impressive 150 pounds. The second was born on Mardi Gras Day and named “Poco” in honor of the 2018 Rex and First Vice Chair of the Audubon Board, Poco Sloss. T’Challa and Poco were followed by two more giraffe calf births later in the year. The worldwide giraffe population has declined by nearly 40 percent over the last 15 years. With only 90,000 giraffe left in the wild today, zoos and conservation breeding TM facilities like ASW are more crucial than ever as population safety nets for the species.

5 Animal Babies Audubon celebrated new births of vulnerable and endangered species throughout the year, including a baby black howler monkey delivered via emergency cesarean-section by Audubon’s expert veterinary staff and a baby mandrill at the Zoo. This was mandrill Jinx’s first offspring, so Animal Care staff worked around the clock helping mom feed and care for the baby for months while everyone adjusted.

Across the river at Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, the Alliance for Sustainable Wildlife welcomed the hatchings of whooping cranes and Mississippi sandhill cranes as well as the births of eastern bongo, reticulated giraffe, and sable antelope.

At the Aquarium, aquarists had success in breeding six yellow seahorses in partnership with the Hippocampus kuda Species Survival Plan. Yellow seahorse populations are considered vulnerable and only three other AZA accredited institutions care for these animals. The Aquarium also saw a baby boom in the stingray touchpool with nine cownose ray pups, and had great successes culturing both moon jellies and upside down jellies. While they are not endangered, any time the Aquarium can manage the collections sustainably it is contributing to Audubon’s conservation mission.

6 Great Apes Audubon Zoo welcomed some new members to the family from other conservation organizations. Alafia, a female critically-endangered western lowland gorilla, came from Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle to complete Audubon’s new gorilla troop. The Zoo also welcomed two new critically-endangered Sumatran orangutans: female Reese from Albuquerque BioPark Zoo in New Mexico and male Jambi from Hanover Zoo in Germany. Audubon hopes to soon welcome baby orangutans and gorillas as a result of these newly formed family groups.

On the Move In October, Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center and Dallas Zoo teamed up with national conservation partners and federal agencies, including AZA, the United States Geological Survey’s Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the United States Coast Guard to transfer 30 whooping cranes from the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Maryland, whose whooping crane program was ending, to the Survival Center, where they thrive as part of Audubon’s breeding and release flock.

7 Skipping the Straw Audubon deepened its commitment to fighting plastic pollution in 2018 with efforts to encourage our community to reduce their contributions to plastic waste.

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and 21 other top aquariums banded together in a joint #FirstStep Dining With The Sharks campaign to create plastic-free waters by seeking All three events of the Summer of Sustainability dining commitments from businesses, pledges from individuals, series at the Aquarium sold out fast in 2018. An all- and policy action by municipalities to reduce single-use star lineup of New Orleans chefs from Audubon’s Gulf plastic waste that harms aquatic wildlife around the world. United for Lasting Fisheries Chef Council and Restaurant The campaign was kicked off during #NoStrawNovember, Partnership Program, such as Susan Spicer, Tenney a nationwide movement that asked people who don’t Flynn, Ryan Prewitt, Brian Landry, and Kristen Essig, need them to refuse plastic straws for 30 days. offered irresistible dishes highlighting sustainable local seafood. Dinner was served in front of the Aquarium’s Audubon also hosted the “Ocean Heroes Bootcamp,” stunning 400,000-gallon Gulf of Mexico habitat. Proceeds a grassroots movement to turn kids into plastic-fighting from the dinners support G.U.L.F.’s efforts to keep local superheroes, and received a Healthy Communities Grant seafood sustainable. The popular program will continue from Keep Louisiana Beautiful for Audubon’s “Teach Wild: in 2019. A Lesson on Marine Debris” educational program.

8 Survival Center Update 2018 was another year filled with births and successes f or the Alliance for Sustainable Wildlife, Audubon’s conservation breeding partnership with San Diego Zoo Global at Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center on the West Bank.

ASW staff, with the help of volunteers from Chevron and the Coypu Foundation, made improvements to the whooping crane breeding facility in preparation for the arrival of 30 new cranes.

New adult animals were welcomed from other facilities all over the country, including yellow-backed duikers Murray and Pumpkin, a female saddle-billed stork to pair with our male, Owen (they hit it off and built a nest together in record time!), and a herd of sitatunga—a new species for ASW. Baby Boom ASW moms from a variety of species welcomed offspring throughout the year, including six whooping cranes (five of which have since been released into the wild), five Mississippi sandhill cranes (four of which have since been released into the wild), four reticulated giraffe, four sable antelope, four Abdim’s storks, two eastern bongo, and one yellow-backed duiker. In a heartwarming turn, two female eland calves were born on the same day in March to different moms and have quickly become tightly bonded siblings.

9 NEW EXPERIENCES

10 Jaguar Jungle Phase II Opening In the spring, Audubon Zoo debuted a new nocturnal house in Jaguar Jungle: the “Criaturas de la Noche” (“Creatures of the Night” in Spanish) Bat House sponsored by Pan-American Life Insurance Group, which gives guests a glimpse of a jungle teeming with life after nightfall, including a 42-foot, transparent flyway filled with more than 200 Seba’s short-tailed bats. The nocturnal house roster also includes vampire bats, ringtail cats, red-eyed tree frogs, giant cave roaches, Anthony’s poison arrow frogs, and engaging douroucouli—also known as Nancy Ma’s night owl monkeys. Thank you to the Zemurray Foundation for making Jaguar Jungle possible.

11 Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea The Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea traveling exhibit by artist Angela Pozzi wowed Aquarium guests while imparting important information about the plastic pollution crisis facing marine wildlife. The installation featured giant sculptures of marine animals assembled entirely from plastic trash that offered visitors a powerful, visual reality of the proliferation of pollution in the world’s waterways. Audubon is contributing to the fight against plastic pollution by eliminating plastic bags, straws, and water bottles from our facilities and hosting initiatives like #NoStrawNovember to encourage our community to join the fight.

12 Lighting Up the Season Out of this World In November, Audubon and Children’s Hospital New New in 2018, families can shoot for the stars during Orleans debuted their newest partnership: Audubon a visit to Audubon Louisiana Nature Center’s brand- Zoo Lights presented by Children’s Hospital. More than new, state-of-the-art Planetarium in New Orleans 43,000 attendees saw the Zoo transformed into an East. The Planetarium features a full-dome projection enchanted nighttime wonderland with an exciting array system and surround-sound audio. It shows short of animal-themed light displays and live entertainment. features such as “The Universe in Our Backyard,” The event also supported conservation efforts for lions “Solar System Safari,” and special films related to in the wild through the “Lights for Lions” program, which Nature Center programming, such as “Flight of the allowed community members to bring their broken and Butterflies,” which debuted during the Nature Center’s unwanted string lights to the Zoo for recycling. Monarch Fest.

13 ANIMAL CARE

14 Building Trust Audubon Zoo is known for its impressive sea lion training presentations. Most Audubon sea lions are wild rescues, so these incredible feats are the result of staff investing time and hard work to build trust with them.

When we welcomed rescues Ayah and Jolee in 2018, staff worked with them slowly, teaching basics like recognizing their names and touching a target. Staff build a strong bond with them by prioritizing understanding each individual animal’s behavior and always using positive reinforcement.

15 Working Together A common theme in Audubon animal care is using positive reinforcement to train animals to voluntarily participate in their own healthcare. This becomes especially important if an animal mom needs help caring for her offspring. To prepare for this possibility, Audubon staff train female primates for the behaviors they may need during maternity care: allowing an ultrasound, presenting a shoulder for injection, bringing a “doll” to staff to examine or feed, etc.

This thoughtful preparation paid off in 2018 when mandrill Jinx had trouble nursing new offspring Kofola. Primate staff were immediately able to help feed Kofola through a mesh barrier while Jinx calmly held her. Since she needed help feeding Kofola around the clock for months, it was crucial for Jinx to willingly participate. This allowed staff to keep mom and baby healthy without needing to separate them—always the goal for raising primates under human care.

16 A Big Move In November, Audubon Zoo welcomed two new elephants from Buffalo Zoo: Surapa (age 36) and Jothi (age 37). The Buffalo Zoo made the decision to relocate Surapa and Jothi after careful consideration of the short-term and long-term needs of the elephants. The Buffalo Zoo Board of Directors voted unanimously to relocate the elephants to Audubon Zoo, which is committed to continue to care for these beloved girls moving forward. The recently remodeled elephant habitat in the Zoo’s Asia exhibit is specifically designed to support the needs of aging and geriatric elephants, making it the perfect place for Surapa and Jothi to enjoy their golden years in comfort.

17 Penguin Healthcare Caring for animals who are living far beyond their wild life expectancy has led zoos and aquariums to get Making Housecalls creative when looking after the health and comfort of Due to the size of ASW’s expansive habitats (and geriatric animals. For example, severe arthritis made animals!), it’s not always feasible to bring an animal it difficult for Ernie, the 36-year-old African penguin, from the field to the facility’s on-site animal hospital. to swim in his Audubon Aquarium of the Americas Instead, veterinary staff bring the hospital to the animal! habitat. After an acupuncture session to help alleviate Vet staff respond to emergency calls and perform his arthritis, he dove right in and swam as if he was routine check-ups and surgical procedures in the field a youngster again! Aquarium aviculture staff made when necessary. Eliminating transportation allows staff Ernie as comfortable as possible in his final months, to reduce the animal’s stress and time under anesthesia and continue to find new ways to keep the penguins while giving them the same high-level care all Audubon in their care active and engaged through every stage animals receive. of their lives.

18 COMMUNITY

19 Something for Everyone Each new year offers new opportunities to bring the magic of an Audubon experience to everyone throughout our community and beyond. In 2018, a diverse audience celebrated the wonders of nature through Audubon’s Community Outreach Program and other inclusion efforts. From special events that showcased cultural heritage to discount admission offerings, Audubon continued to work to ensure that our facilities and programs were accessible to, and enjoyed by, all. A special addition this year was the debut of Audubon Zoo Lights presented by Children’s Hospital, a family-friendly winter holiday event series that hosted more than 43,000 attendees.

20 Audubon Park Master Plan The Audubon Commission voted unanimously in favor of the Audubon Park Master Plan developed in conjunction with the award-winning architecture firm Eskew+Dumez+Ripple. Community members and Park visitors had multiple means of communication, including 1,000 surveys, 500 in-person intercepts, and four well-attended public meetings designed to solicit feedback and promote community dialogue. Audubon reached an audience of nearly 2.5 million through social media, paid advertising, email marketing, outreach to local media, and a public engagement website to solicit feedback. The resulting Master Plan’s key areas of focus include maintaining, protecting, and preserving the Park’s landscape; embracing sustainability; and maintaining current balance of programmed and open space with with no further program expansion. 21 10th Ant-iversary Fun for Everyone Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium celebrated From military discounts to Parish Appreciation Days, its 10th ANT-iversary in September with a weekend of Audubon offered fun for everyone. A great example is “infest-ivities” including beetle races, bug encounters, the traditional Audubon Zoo Mother’s Day Celebration butterfly releases, and a butterfly gardening presentation. presented by Children’s Hospital and Touro Infirmary, The celebration included “HOPPED”—Audubon’s where moms received complimentary admission and own version of a cooking competition. Since 2008, everyone was treated to a concert by Grammy-award- the Butterfly Garden and Insectarium has been North winner Irma Thomas. Throughout the year, Audubon America’s largest freestanding museum dedicated offered admission discounts for groups that included the to insects and their relatives, housing approximately United States military, Jefferson Parish residents, and 900,000 insects and arachnids. City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana employees.

22 Rewarding Excellence Certified Inclusive Audubon’s longstanding partnership with New Orleans Audubon Aquarium of the Americas became the first Museum of Art and the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation aquarium in the country to be certified as sensory continued to blossom during the 2017–2018 academic inclusive on Sunday, February 25, 2018. Along year. Participation levels keep breaking records with with the Aquarium, Audubon Zoo was certified by more than 215,000 students taking part in the program KultureCity, making it one of the first of ten zoos that rewards excellence in the classroom. As part of this in the country to be recognized. KultureCity is a program Audubon Nature Institute held two days with free non-profit organization dedicated to rethinking admission at the Zoo, Aquarium, and Butterfly Garden accessibility to create acceptance and inclusion for and Insectarium for Taylor Students and Scholars to visit all individuals. with their families.

23 The Business of Community Audubon is proud to support our community and our local economy by working with minority- and women-owned small businesses. In 2018, Audubon was recognized by the Good Work Network for its commitment to supporting these businesses as the recipient of the first annual Free Concerts in the Park Equity Ally Award. Good Work Network supports small Back by popular demand, Audubon hosted Music Under businesses to help them improve their skills, realize their the Oaks, a twice-annual complimentary concert series full potential, and become active participants in the local in Audubon Park at the Newman Bandstand. Presented economy. Audubon’s purchases from diverse suppliers by Bellwether Technology, both the spring and fall have since increased, totaling more than $4.8 million, series continued to be popular events. “… The concerts and Audubon added 17 more diverse suppliers in 2018. are wonderful community events where friends and Audubon worked with Good Work Network to host “Lunch families may enjoy music from local, talented musicians and Learn’’ sessions to encourage local women- and in a bucolic setting,” said Bellwether Technology minority-owned firms to learn about opportunities at President and Audubon Board First Vice Chair Poco Audubon and included painters, general contractors, Sloss. IBERIABANK co-sponsored the spring concert geotechnical and engineering services, marketing firms, series, while Hancock Whitney Bank co-sponsored the catering companies, welders, electricians, and fall series. landscape architects.

24 Volunteers Across Audubon, volunteers play an essential role in helping Audubon Celebrate the Wonders of Nature. In 2018, the volunteer corps contributed 65,586 hours of Youth in Action time and dedication to Audubon Nature Institute. Members of Audubon’s Youth Volunteers Corps were named the Youth Conservationists of the Year for Volunteer Highlights 2018 in the Louisiana Wildlife Federation’s Annual Governor’s State Conservation Achievement Recognition Facility Volunteers Hours Worked Program. Celebrating its 55th year, this awards program Zoo 993 35,913 recognizes the individuals, organizations, and businesses Aquarium 280 19,538 that have made significant contributions to the cause Insectarium 18 1,445 of conservation and wise use of Louisiana’s natural Survival Center 130 1,829 resources. In 2018, 268 youth volunteers participated in Audubon’s six youth volunteer programs, contributing Nature Center 562 4,302 26,295 hours of service. Park and Golf 126 993

25 EDUCATION

26 Love to Learn Learning goes on all year long at Audubon Nature Institute, even off the public pathways and outside of regular operating hours.

In 2018, Audubon staff delivered on-site educational programming and special events as well as outreach vehicle presentations throughout the community. Learning encounters included amazing animal exhibits, up-close encounters with Animal Ambassadors, teacher workshop on marine debris curriculum, creative education programs, nature walks, and popular summer camps.

27 Reaching Out More than 100 animals under Audubon’s care have a special mission: to serve as Animal Ambassadors, reaching out for a unique impact on guests. While many animals in Audubon’s population live in habitats carefully designed to be like the wild, Animal Ambassadors are trained to meet guests face-to-face. Watoto Farm opened in the fall, highlighting sustainable farming and making environmentally conscious food decisions. The Farm is now home to two zebu (a breed of miniature cow), a flock of 12 free-range chickens, and other domestic species, such as goats and sheep—all of whom participate in daily training sessions.

Bird Ambassadors The Animal Ambassador team welcomed a laughing kookaburra, a military macaw, and a Harris’s hawk to the program to assist in displaying the diverse adaptations of different bird species. The team’s free-flight program continued to soar, adding several new birds, including a 20-year-old turkey vulture named Vlad, to the ranks of free-flying Animal Ambassadors. These high-fliers join Mr. Miyagi, the popular Eurasian eagle owl who has flight-trained in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Through careful, patient, and humane training with Audubon animal experts, these ambassadors inspire future conservationists, creating hope for our planet.

28 Entomologist for a Day Beyond Books The staff at the Butterfly Garden and Insectarium had In 2018, Audubon education programs inspired hands- some help when thirteen-year-old Colby Frans was on learning for students with outreach and school awarded a coveted spot as an Audubon Entomologist for programs. Animals are always a hit, especially when a day. “… Colby has loved insects and bugs since he was combined with biofacts and irresistible presentations. old enough to say ‘bug,’ and all he’s ever talked about In addition to schools, Audubon’s four education wanting to be ‘when he grows up’ is an entomologist,” outreach vehicles—the ZOOmobile sponsored by said Colby’s mom, Amy. She is so committed to giving Shell, AquaVan sponsored by Chevron, Wetland Colby new opportunities to learn about his passion, they Express sponsored by The New Orleans Pelicans, drove eight hours from central Texas for the experience! and Bugmobile—continued their mission of traveling to Shadowing Audubon staff, Colby cared for insects and daycare centers, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, butterflies and helped educate guests. His experience is and churches, reaching more than 40,000 students a heartwarming example of igniting a spark in the next and community members! generation and fostering a love of learning.

29 Education Events Teaching Teachers Fun-filled events entertained and educated with To increase the scope of our education impact, irresistible offerings such as Hoppy Thanksgiving, Audubon hosts workshops each year to share Crawloween, and free admission to the Butterfly engaging life sciences curriculum with teachers in the Garden and Insectarium on Smithsonian magazine Gulf South Region. In 2018, Audubon was awarded National Museum Day. At the Zoo, there was the Healthy Communities Grant by Keep Louisiana ZOObilation and Earth Fest presented by Entergy, while Beautiful, the state’s premier anti-litter and community the Aquarium hosted a weekend of sensory-friendly improvement organization, to support our “Teach events celebrating our KultureCity certification and the Wild: A Lesson on Marine Debris” program. During Ocean Heroes Bootcamp. The Nature Center hosted its this full-day interactive workshop, teachers learned second annual Fall Festival along with a new Bat Fest about the effects of human-made debris in our oceans event for visitors who want to enjoy the great outdoors. and how to engage students in marine conservation. Education programming again included the popular Connecting the curriculum to the Washed Ashore: Art Zoo Camps, home school classes, Aqua School, and a to Save the Sea installation helped teachers inspire variety of wildlife presentations. their students and empower their local communities.

30 2018 Social Conversations

FACEBOOK The post for overnight 436,256 Engagements camping at Audubon Zoo reached a record crowd Facebook, Instagram, Twitter that filled the roster for this popular Safari After Dark education program. 369,177 Followers 283,796 Reached Facebook, Instagram, Twitter 2,223 Views 4,550 Clicks 10,972 Reactions INSTAGRAM 3,819 Likes Engaging Hashtags for 2018 497 Loves #FridayFeeling #MondayMotivation

366,000 Views YouTube - 39% increase from 2017 INSTAGRAM One of the most popular Instagram posts in 37,461 Minutes 2018 was the Sea Otter YouTube video with one of the Experience at longest watch times: “African Audubon Aquarium of the Americas. Painted Dogs Pups First Feed.” 31 Still Ahead In the years to come, Audubon will continue offering new guest experiences and new ways to save species and habitats. In 2019, the roar will return to Audubon Zoo with the opening of a new lion habitat made possible by philanthropsists Joy and Boysie Bollinger. Audubon’s lion pride will contribute to the population of African lions in human care as part of AZA’s Species Survival Plan and SAFE (Saving Animals from Extinction) programs. At the Aquarium, the Shark Discovery touchpool and Escape Extinction: Sharks escape room will debut, inspiring guests to help save these misunderstood, but essential, predators.

As we care for the animals who serve as ambassadors for their species and work to save their wild counterparts today, we are also creating the next generation of conservation heroes who will lead the fight to end extinction. 32 Facilities Managed by Audubon Nature Institute

2018 Financials AquariumRiverfront and Park Zoo andAudubon Park Butterflyand InsectariumGarden Survival Center Nature Center TOTALS

OPERATING REVENUES AND SUPPORT*

Admissions $10,531,950 $5,448,030 $1,986,460 — — $17,966,440 Food Service, Catering & Gift Shops 4,576,550 10,395,580 539,540 — 2,700 15,514,370 Membership 2,690,530 2,705,890 597,990 — — 5,994,410 Recreation, Education & Guest Services 418,780 2,816,280 12,210 10,000 64,410 3,321,680 Marketing, Events & Public Relations 364,770 963,940 — — — 1,328,710 Other 693,830 291,690 33,640 — 350 1,019,510

NON-OPERATING ITEMS*

Dedicated Tax Millage 3,600,000 400,000 ** — — — 4,000,000 Audubon Fundraising Support 191,170 1,027,440 1,460 1,286,400 4,880 2,511,350 Endowment Support — 205,700 — — — 205,700 Other Support — — — 313,460 — 313,460

TOTAL REVENUES $23,067,580 $24,254,550 $3,171,300 $1,609,860 $72,340 $52,175,630

OPERATING EXPENSES*

Operations & Maintenance 5,317,100 6,627,030 813,720 820,650 249,950 13,828,450 Curatorial Activities 1,842,620 4,518,570 852,740 1,070,070 — 8,284,000 Food Service, Catering & Gift Shops 3,347,830 9,065,690 329,320 — — 12,742,840 Member Services 386,830 422,460 85,940 — — 895,230 Recreation, Education & Guest Services 1,183,290 4,013,750 185,830 261,430 139,910 5,784,210 Marketing, Events & Public Relations 990,120 2,661,590 218,120 — — 3,869,830 Administration, Personnel & Information Systems 3,050,920 2,977,030 88,890 48,500 22,790 6,188,130

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $16,118,710 $30,286,120 $2,574,560 $2,200,650 $412,650 $51,592,690

EXCESS (DEFICIT) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES $6,948,870 ($6,031,570) $596,740 ($590,790) ($340,310) $582,940

ADDITIONS TO CAPITAL ASSETS $2,654,690 $6,536,040 $0 $744,820 $617,840 $10,553,390

* Excludes capital revenues and expenditures, and the depreciation associated with buildings and fixed exhibitry. ** Dedicated solely to Audubon Zoo. 33 DONORS, PATRONS, AND SPONSORS We extend a special thank you to our donors. We truly appreciate everyone who supported the animals, projects, and programs of Audubon Nature Institute in 2018. While we are unable to list every donor in this Annual Report, please know that we are grateful for your generosity.

Audubon Project and Elizabeth Riley Atmos Energy Burrus Investment Group Program Donors Rock ‘N’ Bowl & Ye Olde College Inn The Azby Art Fund Cache Cache, Inc. Savannah Waterfront Association LTD Azby Fund Patricia and William Caffray Shell Oil Company Barataria-Terrebonne National The Calgary Zoological Society A Friend of Audubon Sarah and Douglas Stokes Estuary Program Caroline and Murray Calhoun 2018 Nola Foundation Allison and Ben Tiller Roger Ogden and Kenneth Barnes Canal Place Management, Inc. Abita Brewing Company, LLC Trumbull Family Foundation Baton Rouge Area Foundation Sue Ellen and Joseph Canizaro Academy Sports+Outdoors U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Linda and Neil Baum Capital One Bank American Association of Retired Persons University of New Orleans Gayle and Tom* Benson Cathy and Rivie Cary Arizona Center for Nature Conservation Pamela and David Wesley, Jr. Louellen and Darryl Berger Richard Cashin Barataria-Terrebonne National Sydney and Walda Besthoff Foundation Estuary Program Whole Kids Foundation Chalmette Refining, LLC Nancy Aronson and Virginia Besthoff The Bardell Company ZAHP Fusion Center Chevron Corporation Better Than Ezra Foundation Howard Bautsch Chicago Zoological Society The Blanchard Foundation Capital One Bank Children’s Hospital New Orleans The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Chevron Corporation Lifetime Donors CITGO Petroleum Corporation Harry Blumenthal Children’s Hospital New Orleans We acknowledge our Lifetime Cleco Corporation Boh Foundation Ms. Laura Coatney Donors, who created the Audubon Anne and C.C.* Clifton, Jr. of today and are building the Bollinger Foundation Coypu Foundation Trust Katherine and Ezra Cohen Audubon of tomorrow. Joy and Boysie Bollinger English Turn Garden Club Dathel and Thomas Coleman The Booth-Bricker Fund Entergy Corporation Jeanie and Peter Coleman Friends of Audubon Bories, Schleiff and Smith Families HandsOn New Orleans, Inc. Minnie and James* J. Coleman Adams and Reese BP America, Inc. Henry Street Fund The Colhoun Family Yvonne and Red Adams Foundation BP Foundation, Inc. IBERIABANK Richard C. Colton, Jr. Succession of Bette Lou Albert Breaux Mart, Inc. Jackson Square Investment II, LLC ConocoPhillips Foundation Alex Beard Studio The Brees Family Jefferson Parish Conwill Family Foundation Alltel Communications Succession of Noel Brou Jewish Endowment Foundation The Angus R. Cooper II American Shrimp Processors Association of Louisiana The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Family Charitable Foundation Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Brown Foundation John Ball Zoo Penny and Jim Coulter Aqualung International, Inc. Kia and Christian Brown Keep Louisiana Beautiful Coypu Foundation Trust J. Aron Charitable Foundation, Inc. Suzanne and Michael Brown Louisiana Department of Wildlife Zoe and Ernesto Cruz & Fisheries Arthur Andersen, LLP Succession of Mary Bruce Jane Culver* The Theresa Bittenbring Marque Association of New Orleans Veterinarians Bruce Bruckmann D A Exterminating Company, Inc. and John Henry Marque Fund AT&T Mary Bryant The John and Shirley Davies Foundation Porter Novelli / Bayer U.S. LLC Succession of Mary Atchley Build-A-Bear Foundation, Inc. Arthur Davis*

34 Delta Air Lines, Inc. Succession of Merle F. Gesell IBM Corporation Louisiana Machinery Company Dewitt Wallace - Reader’s Digest Fund Gheens Foundation, Inc. iHeart Media Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation Marian and Lawrence Gibbs Institute of Museum and Library Services Louisiana Seafood Promotion Diversified Specialty Printing, Inc. Mitchiner Gittinger Family Foundation International Matex Tank Terminals & Marketing Board Dixie Brewing Company, Inc. Jerome S. Glazer Foundation, Inc. International Shipholding Corporation Louisiana State University Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc. Goldring Family Foundation Jackson Square Investment II, LLC LSU Louisiana Sea Grant Dominion Foundation Succsession of Max Good Jefferson Parish The Lupin Foundation Domino Sugar Charlotte Gottesman and Family The Erik F. Johnsen Family Foundation Succession of Mona Mailhes Dow AgroSciences Linda and Neil Baum Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation Maison Blanche Laura and Morris Gottesman Dow Chemical Company Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone N. Jones III The Mann Family Lisa and Sanford Gottesman The Theresa Bittenbring Marque The Dow Chemical Foundation Marcia and William Rafkin JPMorgan Chase and John Henry Marque Fund Downtown Development District Drs. Brad and Leslie Gottsegen Milton R. Kaack and Ethel Reilley Kaack Philanthropic Trust Nancy* and Mike Marsiglia Kelly and Carmen Duncan Greater New Orleans Foundation Succession of Vallee Kehoe Maryland Academy of Sciences R. Foster Duncan Family Fund Greater New Orleans MCC Real Estate Group Mickey Easterling* Pest Control Association The Michael B. Kehoe Family McCormick & Company / Zatarain’s El Paso Corporation The William and Mary Greve Foundation Keller Family Foundation McDermott International, Inc. Succession of Dora Bonquois Ellis Gulf South Operators Kentwood Springs Water McDonald’s Operators of New Orleans Entergy Charitable Foundation Hancock Whitney Succession of Virginia Kock John McIlhenny* Entergy Corporation Harper Family Foundation Nancy* and Herman Kohlmeyer Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner ExxonMobil PC and Dolores M. Havens Vickie and Bryan Krantz and Smith, Inc. ExxonMobil Foundation Family Foundation The Kresge Foundation Sidney Meyers* Cherise and Bart Farris Daniel B. and Carolyn Heard Foundation Mara and Stephen Kupperman Midwest Resales, Inc. Mr.* and Mrs. Henri Mortimer Favrot, Jr. Family of Edward Heller Carly Triche and Xavier Labatie The Louise H. Moffett Family Foundation James Favrot Astrid and Judah Hertz Margaret and Cliffe Laborde Anne Montgomery and Family Susan and William Hess Succession of Amelia Lane Frances and Calvin Fayard Anne and William Grace, Jr. Federal Express Corporation Janice Heymann* Sally and Jay Lapeyre Alston and John Kerr III Joan Hooper and Julian Feibelman Heymann-Wolf Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Lemann Anne Montgomery Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Jeannie and Jubi Hillery Sherry and Alan Leventhal Christa and Christopher Montgomery Under the Will of Louis Feil Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Family Foundation The Nalco Foundation Ruth U. Fertel Foundation Hilton New Orleans Riverside Diana and Tom Lewis National Council of Jewish Women Flora Family Foundation HMSHost Corporation LEXUS of New Orleans National Endowment for the Arts Folger Coffee Company D. H. Holmes Company, Ltd. Lincoln Park Zoo National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Nita Frantzen Deirdre and Christian Hooper Lion’s Charities of District 8-S, Inc. National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Kristen and André Hooper Lockheed Martin Michoud Space Systems National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Hospital Corporation of America, Inc. / Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Ltd. Friend & Company Fine Jewelers Tulane Health System National Science Foundation Louisiana Department of Agriculture Ruthie and Louis Frierson Hotel Monteleone New Orleans Marriott and Forestry Frischhertz Electric Company, Inc. Howard Hughes Medical Institute New Orleans Pelicans Louisiana Department of Culture, Humana, Inc. New Orleans Saints Cheryl Frischhertz* Recreation & Tourism Garden Study Club of New Orleans, Inc. Hyatt Regency New Orleans New Orleans Super Chevy Louisiana Department of Wildlife Dealers Association George Engine Company, Inc. Hyslop Shannon Foundation & Fisheries Mrs. Myrtis L. Nims Estelle Friedman Gervis Family Foundation IBERIABANK

35 NOLA.com Shell Oil Company Foundation, Inc. USTA Southern Tennis Association, Inc. Caroline and Murray Calhoun Northshore Community Foundation Sheraton New Orleans The Van der Linden Family Sue Ellen and Joseph Canizaro Gulf Relief Foundation Fund Kitty and Stephen Sherrill Elaine* and Bernard Van der Linden Cathy and Rivie Cary Susan, Joey and Sara Reaves Office of Homeland Security Aimee and Mike Siegel Chevron Corporation and Emergency Preparedness Lisa, Cary, Deborah and Blake Amann Sara Simmonds Minnie and James* J. Coleman Michelle and Field Ogden WDSU-TV Coralie Sloan* Jeanie and Peter Coleman David Oreck David and Jackie Weill Liz and Poco Sloss Dathel and Thomas Coleman Marjory and E.J. Ourso* Ambassador* and Mrs. John G. Weinmann Society for Environmental Education Fund The Colhoun Family Ozone Spring Water Company Wendy’s® Restaurants Solomon Group Conwill Family Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Westfeldt Helen and Curtis Sorrells Penny and Jim Coulter Pan-American Life Insurance Group Leah and Sandy Whann Southern Scrap Material Company, Ltd. Domino Sugar Drs. Nell Pape* and William Waring Wheeling Machine Products, Inc. Square D Company Brooke H. Duncan Paretti Imports Frank Williams* St. Bernard Parish Government Kelly and Carmen Duncan Park Plaza Hotel New Orleans Windmill Nurseries, Inc. State of Louisiana R. Foster Duncan Family Fund Parkside Foundation Dian C. and Thomas K. Winingder Melba and Moise Steeg* Entergy Corporation Machelle and John Payne Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Lynda and Leighton Steward Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation Pelican Homestead and Savings Association Mary Wisdom* Paulette and Frank Stewart Mr.* and Mrs. Henri Mortimer Favrot, Jr. PepsiCo Americas Beverages Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation Superior Energy Services, Inc. James Favrot Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. Carol Wise Suquet Family Charitable Fund Family and Friends of Kelsey Favrot Picadilly Restaurants, LLC Edward Wisner Foundation Tauck Foundation Frances and Calvin Fayard Cathy and Hunter Pierson Woldenberg Foundation Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Joan Hooper and Julian Feibelman Plaquemines Parish Government Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brent Wood Phyllis Taylor Randy Fertel Ray Brandt Infiniti Succession of Mae S. Wood Tchoupitoulas Partners, Inc. Freeport-McMoRan Foundation The Stanley W. Ray, Jr. WWL-TV Channel 4 Tech Museum of Innovation Garden Study Club of New Orleans, Inc. Philanthropic and Civic Trust Zemurray Foundation Termidor Termite Control Barbara Gervis Succession of James P. Raymond, Jr. Zoological Society of San Diego Terminix - Vincent Palumbo Goldring Family Foundation Winifred and Kevin Reilly, Jr. Terminix International Company, L.P. Gottesman Family Partnership Boatner Reily Family Fund Dr. G. H. Tichenor Antiseptic Company Drs. Brad and Leslie Gottsegen William B. Reily and Company Allison and Ben Tiller John Charles Olmsted Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Clement Havens Pixie and Jimmy Reiss The Times Picayune Family of Edward Heller Kevin G. Clifford and Michele T. Reynoir Society for Audubon Park Trumbull Family Foundation Heymann-Wolf Foundation Louise Roberts Tulane University Medical School Friends of Audubon Jeannie and Jubi Hillery Sigrid and Thomas Roberts Deborah* and Eli Tullis Azby Fund Kristen and André Hooper Mimi Robinson U. S. Department of Agriculture Family and Friends of Abby Azzano Deirdre and Christian Hooper RosaMary Foundation U. S. Department of Housing Linda and Neil Baum IBERIABANK Rouse Management, Inc. and Urban Development Gayle and Tom* Benson The Erik F. Johnsen Family Foundation Royal Sonesta Hotel U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Louellen and Darryl Berger Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone N. Jones III Succession of Ruth Rueff Union Pacific Foundation Boh Foundation Milton R. Kaack and Ethel Reilley Kaack The John J. & Mary R. Schiff Foundation United Energy Resources, Inc. Bories, Schleiff and Smith Families Philanthropic Trust Schwegmann Giant Supermarkets University of New Orleans The Brees Family Nancy* and Herman Kohlmeyer Scotia Howard Weil The Cecile and Gene Usdin Family Kia and Christian Brown The Abe and Jo-Ellyn Kupperman Family Shell Oil Company Melanee and Steven Usdin Suzanne and Michael Brown Carly Triche and Xavier Labatie

36 Family and Friends of John P. Laborde Woldenberg Foundation Edie and Paul Rosenblum, Sr. Cleveland Spears III Margaret and Cliffe Laborde The Wolf Family Ms. Lena Rotenberg Ms. Karen Winston Land and Water Conservation Fund Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brent Wood Susan and Charles Schadt Sammy Zito Sally and Jay Lapeyre Zemurray Foundation Liz and Poco Sloss Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Lemann Lynda and Leighton Steward Sherry & Alan Leventhal Gay Nell Lavignette and Justin Waddle Family Foundation Audubon Park Conservancy Diana and Tom Lewis Annual Fund Society Keeper’s Society Magnolia Circle Louisiana Department of Agriculture A Friend of Audubon Linda and Neil Baum and Forestry Coeur de Lion Society Lentreise and Christopher Bardell Bellwether Technology Corporation The Mann Family Cherise and Bart Farris Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bollich Carole B. & Kenneth J. Boudreaux McCormick & Company / Zatarain’s Jaeger Foundation Carol* and Bruce Bryant Foundation Louise H. Moffett Family Foundation RML Foundation Claire and John Carrere, Jr. Charlotte Gottesman and Family Anne K. Montgomery and Family Rob Steeg and Family Lisa and Michael Chalkan Linda and Neil Baum Michelle and Field Ogden Tall Ships America Laura and Morris Gottesman Susan Barnett and Jeff Christensen Roger H. Ogden Lisa and Sanford Gottesman City of New Orleans / NORD Commission David Oreck Suri’s Society Marcia and William Rafkin Lyn and Cipher Deavours Parkside Foundation Nancy Aronson and Virginia Besthoff Lisa and Sanford Gottesman Cletus Diener Machelle and John Payne Hancock Whitney Lynette and Terry DuFrene Cathy and Hunter Pierson Curator’s Society IBERIABANK Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dunn The Stanley W. Ray, Jr. Philanthropic Linda and Neil Baum The Mann Family Mr. and Mrs. Gerard L. Fontenot and Civic Trust Bridget and Bobby Bories The Louise H. Moffett Family Foundation Ann and James Geary Boatner Reily Family Fund Joseph Buie Carolyn and Walton Sanchez Mr. Fred M. Gordon Pixie and Jimmy Reiss Sherry and Craig Cheramie The Estate of Lynette Askin Stilwell Renee and James Grady Sigrid and Thomas Roberts Louis and Virginia Clemente Foundation Mr. Gordon Gray Mimi Robinson Lucy and Leroy Close Cypress Circle Karen & Stephen Herman, Jr. Kitty and Stephen Sherrill Karen and Henry Coaxum, Jr. Debra & Yves Maier Catherine Hinnant Aimee and Mike Siegel Sharon Jacobs and Leonard Davis Ingrid and Wilmer Jacobs, Jr. Liz and Poco Sloss Mr. and Mrs. Wayne C. Ducote Crepe Myrtle Circle Mr. Kevin Juro Suquet Family Charitable Fund Karin and Willard Dumas, Jr. Boh Foundation Susu and Mike Kearney Allison and Ben Tiller Frances and Calvin Fayard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carbine Lennon Keegan Philanthropy Account Deborah* and Eli Tullis FLUOR Federal Petroleum Susan Kartzke Elaine Crowley and John Kuehn The Cecile and Gene Usdin Family Operations, LLC Peggy and Jack Laborde Beth and Hugh Lambert Melanee and Steven Usdin Drs. Brad and Leslie Gottsegen Karen and Monroe Laborde Mr. and Mrs. John McCarthy Drs. Nell Pape* and William Waring Carole and Morton Katz Family Kathleen & Tim Maier Marty Goff and Andrew Moran David and Jackie Weill Donor Advised Fund Patricia and Gerald McInvale Ms. Meade O’Boyle Ambassador* and Mrs. John G. Weinmann Patricia and Richard Kirschman Ochsner OB / GYN Debra and Rick Rees Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Westfeldt Catherine and William Kuhlman Mr. and Mrs. William F. Ryan Renaissance Foundation, Inc. Leah and Sandy Whann Lynne and Wilfred Kullman, Jr. Michelle and Dewey Scandurro Karen and Jon Richter Theresa and K.C. Williams Mary Ann and Peter Moss II Kirstin and Linton Young Irene and Glenn Robicheaux Dian C. and Thomas K. Winingder Rita Odenheimer Rachel Sealy Carol Wise The David I. Oreck Foundation

37 Garden Circle Michele and Raymond Langlois Jake Miguel Hernandez Deborah Rosenblum Friends of Audubon Shirley A. Lantrip Bradley Bruce Ian Hiler Marilyn Vandergriff Family of Edward Heller Dennis Lauscha Jovanna Ledet Dr. Jim Theis and Dr. Patricia Jackson Remy Lazare Lilli The Sea Lion Realized Bequests from Estates of: David Kurtz Dr. and Mrs. Joshua Lowentritt Zach Logan Maier Anonymous Donor #1 Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Martin Dr. Douglas and Jamie Lurie William Michael Mann Anonymous Donor #2 Jayne and Scott Reitan Dr. Bob MacLean Andrew Davis Maxwell Anonymous Donor #3 Ms. Donna Vitter Rebecca Malpass Susan Morrison Anonymous Donor #4 Mrs. Kathleen Weill Kit and Bill McLean Greg Najder Anonymous Donor #5 Richard Wilkof Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Mims Peggy Sanchez Anonymous Donor #12 Marie and Robert Wolf Mississippi Sandhill Crane Center Bette Lou Albert Layne Nalty Loretta Ammann Benjamin Nass Audubon Nature Institute Mary Atchley Memorials and Tributes William Nass Claude Bishop, Jr. Ann R. O’Brien Planned Giving Society Thelma Shepherd Boyce Commemorating those who were We acknowledge our Planned Pierce Paulline Noel Brou honored this year. Giving Society Members who Steven Pettus helped create the foundation for Mary Bruce Henry Ritt John Caffery Gifts to Audubon Nature Institute Audubon’s long-term success. Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez Alexander Deck in Honor of: Alison Rowe Ethel Dewey Dr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Barrilleaux Bequests from Estates of: Mrs. Norma Schantz and Family Dora Ellis Mrs. Laurie Bergeron and Family Anonymous Donor #6 Anne and Sandy Sharp Rose Feingold Dr. Clay and Bonnie Boyd Anonymous Donor #7 Maude Saunders Sharp Merle Gesell Dr. Kyle Burks Anonymous Donor #8 Poco Sloss Max Good Gerald Cooper Anonymous Donor #9 Dr. and Mrs. Charles Smith Abner Hughes The Dietz Family Anonymous Donor #10 Dr. Jay St. John and Dr. Melanie Powell Beverly Dussel Israel Caitlin Estrada Anonymous Donor #11 Anne Summers White Rosemary Jernigan Charlotte Estrada Anonymous Donor #13 The Staff of Audubon Nature Institute Ethel and Milton Kaack Luke Estrada Gail and Thomas* Barrow Animal Department Jessie Katz Joe Forys Shirley Bertucci Constance Kaufman Dr. and Mrs. Marc Friedman Martha and Brian Dolan Gifts to Audubon Nature Institute Vallee Kehoe George Fyssas-Lear Charlotte Ducote in Memory of: Charles Keller III Elena Gasioroski Kitty* and Brooke Duncan Richard Abbrecht Virginia Kock Dr. Melina Roman Gerardino Joan Hooper and Julian Feibelman, Jr. Raymond D. Berryman Amelia Lane Dr. Leonard Glade Cynthia Franks Victor Christian Danielsen, Jr. Frances Levy Charlotte S. Gottesman Frances and Alex Himmelberg James R. Dawes Wilda Lloyd Louis William Grimm Tahnja and Joel Horn Kathleen Lambert Ehret Mona Mailhes Dr. Michael Hawthorne Helma and Chris* Krotzer Michael Fitzpatrick John Marque Ronnie Hebert William O. Kruger Mr. Bernace D. Goff Corinne Marsh Charlott Huger & Mrs. Mildred D. Goff Jeanne LiBrizzi Frances McDonough Lee Isaacson Zetta Bryant Hearin Ann Martin James Raymond, Jr. Lucy Landwehr William H. Henderson III Mrs. Myrtis L. Nims

38 Ruth Rueff Caroline and Bo Reily Gregarious Gorillas Alphonse Schmitt, Jr. Michele Reynoir and Kevin Clifford Aon Irene Smith Sazerac Company Anne and Luis Banos Miriam Smith Terminix Northshore, Southshore, Bellwether Technology Corporation Lynette Askin Stilwell River Parishes Boh Bros. Construction Co., L.L.C. Luella Weiland Tiller and Berger Families Patricia and Vernon Brinson Ben Weiner Tulane Health System Entergy New Orleans, Inc. Rena Wilson Mrs. H. Mortimer Favrot, Jr. Mae Wood Radiant Rhinoceros Mr. and Mrs. Eric Groh Michael Cochise Young Conwill Family Foundation / Heymann Foundation Seaport Global Securities Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Hoefer, Jr. Jerome S. Glazer Foundation Olivia and Archie Manning The Gustaf W. McIlhenny Foundation Zoo-To-Do MCC Real Estate Group Mark and Donna Muller Parties with Sponsors and Patrons Groovy Giraffes New Orleans Convention Bayou Tree Service, Inc. and Visitors Bureau a Purpose Title Sponsor Elizabeth A. Boh Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery Whitney Bank Whitney Zoo-To-Do and Zoo- Burnett & Company, Inc. / QBE Prebula Public Relations Mr. and Mrs. George Rives Cary III / David, Kathy, and Kelly Waltemath To-Do for Kids presented by Headline Entertainment Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Clement Havens Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Westfeldt II Chevron Gulf of Mexico Business Unit Tulane Pediatrics were wildly Centric Gulf Coast Chevron Outstanding Okapis Chevron Oronite successful, raising more than Promotional Media Sponsor Friend of Audubon Zoo Chevron Gulf of Mexico Business Unit Cox Communications $1.2 million for the Zoo. In the Acadian Ambulance Service Bart and Cherise Farris Adams Hoefer Holwadel, LLC fall, the ninth annual Scales Jill and Avie Glazer Luxury Vehicle Raffle Sponsor Baton Rouge Area Foundation Hever Foundation / Anne K. Montgomery / & Ales fundraiser brought LEXUS of New Orleans Mr. and Mrs. John D. Becker Anne and Bill Grace Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bertuzzi more than 3,000 people IBERIABANK Tea Room Party Sponsor Maria T. Bierniak Jones Walker LLP to the Aquarium, raising Zemurray Foundation Ashley and Edgar Bright / Nell Lanier Standard Mortgage Corporation nearly $200,000 in support Latter & Blum, Inc. Patron Party Sponsor Kia and Christy Brown The Lupin Foundation of Audubon’s conservation New Orleans Pelicans Pam and Jay Bryan New Orleans Saints Caroline and Murray Calhoun efforts. The theme for the night Ochsner Health System Leader of the Pride Sponsors Crescent Capital Consulting Kitty and Stephen Sherrill was “Be the solution to plastic Burkart Lacey Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mark Delesdernier IV Valero Energy Foundation Eustis Insurance & Benefits Carmen and Kelly Duncan pollution!” and guests were Vanir Construction Management Stephanie and Ludovico Feoli Eskew+Dumez+Ripple Dr. Randall M. Wilk given reusable (and recyclable) Fox / Cox Favret, Demarest, Russo, Lutkewitte cups to use at the event and Lee Michaels Jewelry & Schaumburg APLC Michael Fitzpatrick and Stephanie Freyman take home as souvenirs. Pan-American Life Insurance Pelican Coast Clothing Company Fowler Rodriguez

39 Ruthanne Gallagher Meagan Eagan Blouin Christopher P. Johnson New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp. Gardner Wade DDS, LLC Virginia Boulet and Alvin R. Albe, Jr. Mary and Eddie Johnson Roger Ogden and Ken Barnes Dr. Lori Gober and Mr. Curt Gober Thomas Bouterie Rachael Johnson and Eric Coles Amy and Richard Paddock Susan and Jimmy Gundlach Barbara and Jerry Boyce Yvette and Rick Jones Edward Pannhurst Harrah’s New Orleans Casino & Hotel Barbara and Peyton Bush Brett Kathmann Cynthia Pazos and John Kuttruff IMTT Sandra and Elwood Cahill Michael D. Keeney Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pellerin Joan and Steven Jacob Gabriella Cane Carol King and Del Fischer Margo and Esmond Phelps Tina and Barry Kern Olivia Carisella Kinney, Ellinghausen & DeShazo Abbey Raaphorst and Justin Kornrumpf Kay and Bob Kerrigan Christina Christ Lee and James Klebba Thomas and Carol Reese Holt and Gordon Kolb, Jr. Bev and John Church Ann and John Koerner Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Roussel Dr. and Mrs. William R. Ladd Cobalt Construction Peggy and Jack Laborde Britton and Sheila Sanderford Jimmy & Gaynell Ladner Susan & Richard Colton, Jr. William S. LaCorte II Ann Lee and Bubby Sarpy Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home Ann Conger and Andrew Ruhs Missy Lacroix and Gary Hemphill Dr. and Mrs. Byron C. Scott & Cemeteries Lee and Valarie Connell Laitram LLC CoCo Schramel Athena and Ryan Lefort Kelly Cooper Beth and Hugh Lambert Jane and Chris Schramel Marrero Land and Improvement Richard and Christine Cooper Mary Lucy and David Lane Louis and Donna Sciortino Association, Limited Marianne Cufone and Sascha Bollag C.C. and Bill Langenstein Michelle and Jedd Seigerman Dr. Ralph and Martha Maxwell Eleanor Davis Sally and Jay Lapreyre Elizabeth & Richard W. Singley, Jr. Kenya L. and Quentin L. Messer, Jr. Robert & Glenda Davis John E. Lapworth Mrs. Dawn and Dr. Mike Smith Linda and Michael Miller Mark and Leslie Ducatel Ted and Courtney Le Clercq Jennifer and John Steck Morphy, Makofsky, Inc. Mary and Steven Ducatel Angelique and Shawn Ledig Dorian and Robert Stone Tom Oreck George Dumun III Melissa and William Legier Missy and Bradford Sutherlin Peter Mayer Advertising Kevin Esposito Lauren Lewis Allen Swayne Cathy and Hunter Pierson First Light of New Orleans B. Benjamin Lowry and Shelly Gallender Bonnie Lee Tunstall Virginia and John Rowan, Jr. Irina Foxman Francesca Lupo Bernard Van der Linden Sholas Medical Consulting, LLC Catherine and Peter Freeman Tim Maciejewski Nathalie Ward & Thomas Bergeron Southern Orthopaedic Specialists Dr. and Mrs. R.J. French, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Neil Maki Judy and John Weil Susu and Andrew Stall Ruthie and Lou Frierson Keith Malvitz Kate and John Werner Standard Mortgage Corporation Janet and Jim Frischhertz Diana and Chip Mann Dr. James M. Winford, Jr. SYGNVS Integrated Solutions Emily and Cameron Garner Everard and Britta Marks Beth and Steve Tope Julie and Ted George Megan Mayer Trader Joe’s Ana and Juan Gershanik Monique and Bob McCleskey Jules Villareal & Roeland van Opijnen Zoo-To-Do for Kids Lori and Philip Gordillo Mary Scott and Ryan McKinnon Dr. Peggy Whatley and Mr. Roger Whatley Stacy Guest Shelby and John Mills Sponsors and Patrons Jeff and Trisha Young Kelly & Kernan Hand Lynn and Digges Morgan Kristen Hartley & John Valenza III Taylor Morgan Presenting Sponsor Patrons Steve and Karen Herman Moses Engineers Tulane Pediatrics Katherine and Judson Adams Jeannie and Jubi Hillery Mr. and Mrs. Peter Moss Natasha Alveshire Crawford Hodgson Alan and Marianne Mumford VIP Hospitality Tent Sponsor BancorpSouth Bank House of Broel Foundation of Landscape Images Regions Bank Molly and Kristen Baumer Ann Janson The Honorable & Mrs. Robert M. Murphy Linda Reese Bjork New Orleans Museum of Art

40 Regal Rafik Area Sponsors Bridget and Bobby Bories Kristine and Rivers Lelong Scales & Ales Sponsors Academy Sports+Outdoors & Irene and Tom Lutkewitte Catherine and Luke Lemoine Paige and Blair Bright Hand Surgical Associates Ltd. Maddie Lirette, Gauthier Family Exclusive Beer Sponsor Patricia and Vernon Brinson Foundation Humana Abita Brewing Company, LLC Jones, Swanson, Huddell Rick Buchsbaum and Bethaney Vincent Drs. Scott and Melissa Montgomery & Garrison, LLC Elizabeth and Peyton Bush Carol and Al Merlin Jammin’ Jellyfish Sponsors Malise and Clay Kearney Darleen and Jerry Carlise Kristin and Brian Moore Integrated Pain and Neuroscience, LLC New Orleans Pelicans Chateau Sew & Sew Michelle and Field Ogden New Orleans Saints Gage F. Chauppette Linda Pou Pappalardo Groovin’ Gator Sponsors Ochsner Health System Classic Cupboards Kristel Payne Briscoe68 LLC Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Blane and Terrell Clayton Katie and Stephen Perrien C M Combs Construction, LLC Terminix Northshore, Southshore, Mia and Scott Couvillon William Perrilliat Humana, Inc. River Parishes Kelly and Clé Dabezies Jill and Minor Pipes Machelle and John Payne Wendy’s® Delacroix Corporation Ransdell and William Prieur Vanir Construction Management, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Eagan Pullen Air Conditioning, Inc. Sensational Simbas Elevation Station Radiology & Interventional Associates Audubon Dermatology Drs. Leslie and Lance Estrada of Metairie Boogie-Down Barracuda Sponsors ALS Safety and Training Capital One Curtis and Celeste Eustis Katherine and Beau Raymond C.F. Gollott & Son Seafood, Inc. The Charpentier and Long Families Jerry and Adele Evans William R. Roberts Cobalt Construction Mrs. H. Morimer Favrot, Jr. First Bank and Trust Kim and James Roddy Deutsch Kerrigan LLP Mr. and Mrs. Calvin C. Fayard, Jr. Courtney and Philip Garrett Katie and Chip Roth DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Dollie Gill and Ralph Katz Mary Martin and Richard Roth Downtown Development District Charlotte Gottesman and Lisa Ryan Gootee General Contractors Katherine and Robbie Saer Eustis Insurance & Benefits and Sandy Gottesman Kelly and Scott Gottsche Gary Sernovitz and Molly Pulda Favret, Demarest, Russo, Lutkewitte Hales Pediatrics Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Guy Jackie and Bruce Shreves & Teddy and Fritzy Newman & Schaumburg APLC LSUHSC Child & Family Counseling, Julie and Scott Habetz Audiology, & Speech Clinics Smallpage Family Foundation IBERIABANK Dr. Harry and Jennifer Hawney Vista Shores Assisted Living Mrs. Dawn and Dr. Mike Smith Jones Walker LLP Mr. and Mrs. Sergei J. Hillery, Jr. Susu and Andrew Stall Dr. and Mrs. William LaCorte Terri and David Houghton Patrons Allison and Ben Tiller Sally and Jay Lapeyre Renee and Michael Hulefeld The Abboud Family TurningPoint Foundation New Orleans & Company IBERIABANK Nicole and Jason Adler Michelle and Lamar Villere Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery The Jones and Maher Families Diane K. Africk Qi and Leonard D. Wiggins III The Pontchartrain Hotel Debra and Thomas K. Judd Answer Centre of Louisiana Jonathan and Laura Wilt Rose Dermatology and Laser Center Caroline and David Kearney Andreas and Amy Argenti Drs. Katy Wiltz and Ernest Rudman Pamela and David Wesley Susu and Mike Kearney Tricia and Tommy Aucoin The Winces Kendra and Brian Klebba Mr. and Mrs. William C. Baldwin Dr. Whit Wise and Dr. Leslie Sisco-Wise Holt and Gordon Kolb, Jr. Linda and Neil Baum Zapp’s Potato Chips Betsy and Eric Laborde Angel and Taylor Beery Shannon and Chris Zink Peggy and Jack Laborde Charlotte and Bush Benton Merritt and Elly Lane Meaghan and Joe Bonavita Bridget and Brian Lawrence Marley and Michael LeBourgeois

41 Community Relations Audubon Nature Institute Sponsors Employee Donors Elise Amacker AARP Alison Anderson The Bardell Company Deana Appleberry Marathon Petroleum LLP Unjell Brooks Pan American Life Insurance Group Kyle Burks Ron Austin Law Ellen Causey St. Thomas Community Health Center Kevin S. Chenevert The Stone Center for Laurie Conkerton Latin American Studies Perry Culbertson Amy Digiovanni Tabitha Dorner Larry Drewett, Jr. Megan Exnicios Ron Forman Alexis Foy David S. Kroll Bill Kurtz Chris Kurtz Michelle Li Bob MacLean Nicole Mark Lani McWilliams Susan Miceli Toni Mobley Melinda Parks Susan Rigby Carmen Rucker Chimene Grant Saloy Mary Wallace Shaver Elizabeth Smith Katie Smith Sharon M. Soileau LaKeisha Stewart-Calvin Caroline Tierney This Annual Report listing is composed of donors who supported Audubon Nature Institute in 2018. Gina Trapani With such a list, an occasional oversight might occur. If your name has been omitted or there is an Stephanie Vega error in the listing, we apologize and ask that you notify us at (504) 861-5107.

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