Many of Marine Life's animals were displaced during and after the storm. The most publicized account was that of the 8 dolphins in Marine Life's Main Tank (Noah, Elijah, Jill, Kelly, Jackie, Shelly, Toni and Tamara) . They were washed out into the Gulf of Mexico and later found. Below are links of articles.
Lost in Katrina, dolphins 'flipping' to be found (MSNBC.com) [With picture and video]
Katrina dolphin rescue launched (BBC) [Video included]
Late in 2005, reports were made that all of the animals of Marine Life would be sent to the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. Below is an article.
'Katrina' dolphins to get back together in Bahamas (USA Today) [With pictures]
This article suggests that the Atlantis Resort was going to take in all of the animals from Marine Life. Currently, that is not the case.
The exotic birds are currently being house at the The ZOO in Northwest Florida.
Six sea lions that were evacuated to Sea World Orlando, were sent to Dolphin Encounters in the Bahamas. They were reunited with a previous Marine Life trainer, Kim Terrell. Below is an article about those six sea lions .
DOLPHIN ENCOUNTERS ON BLUE LAGOON ISLAND BECOMES PERMANENT HOME FOR SIX KATRINA DISPLACED SEA LIONS [With pictures]
Andre, the sea lion, is now a resident of the Memphis Zoo. Below is a link to his story.
Memphis welcomes sea lion displaced by Katrina
This article explains that Andre will be a temporary resident.
Memphis Zoo link for the new exhibit Northwest Passage
More updates on the animals to come...
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