Audubon Aquarium’s Backstage Penguin Pass experience has been revamped to meet COVID safety guidelines, including social distancing, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
“Give the penguin lover in your life the gift that gives back this Valentine’s Day,” said Vice President and Managing Director of Audubon Aquarium of the Americas Rich Toth. “Our endangered African penguins at the Aquarium serve as ambassadors, teaching guests about the plight of this species in the wild due to human-wildlife conflict. We encourage participants to take action and keep the sea plastic-free by refusing, reducing, reusing, and recycling plastics.”
Audubon Aquarium’s African penguins are part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan, a collaborative conservation effort among AZA-accredited
As an aspect of COVID-19 procedures, the Backstage Penguin Pass 45-minute program is formulated for household members. Encounters are limited to six participants, six years of age and older. All participants will have temperatures checked upon entry and social distancing guidelines will be followed.
An Aquarium aviculturist will be with guests to answer questions and guide them through the experience. Guests will learn about penguins and how the Aquarium cares for them.
The Backstage Penguin Pass ticket also includes admission to Audubon Aquarium of the Americas before or after the scheduled program. Backstage Penguin Pass is currently available for three booking times each week: Fridays at 1:30 PM and Saturdays at 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM. Advance tickets are required. For reservations, call 1-800-774-7394 at least two weeks prior to visiting the Aquarium.
For more information on the Backstage Penguin Pass program, click here.
The public can support Audubon’s continued work to protect and preserve the natural world by contributing to the Audubon Recovery Fund or visiting Audubon Zoo and Audubon Aquarium.
