Oklahoma Aquarium Adjusts to COVID-19 Pandemic

Oklahoma Aquarium Adjusts to COVID-19 Pandemic

MISSING PEAK "FIELD TRIP"SEASON.

THIS TIME OF YEAR -THEY'RE READY TO WELCOMETHOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROMSCHOOLS ACROSS GREENCOUNTRY.

NOW INSTEAD.THEY'RE PREPARING TODOWNSIZE THEIR STAFF.

2WORKS FOR YOU'S SIERRAPIZARRO GIVES US AN INSIDELOOK."IF THIS WERE A NORMALWEDNESDAY.

AT LEAST ATHOUSAND PEOPLE WOULD BEHERE WITH ME .

AND WITHGOVERNOR STITT'S NEW ORDER.AFTER TODAY.

ONLY TENEMPLOYEES WILL CARE FOR THETEN THOUSAND ANIMALS HERE ATTHE AQUARIUM." THE HALLS AREQUIET AND EMPTY.

BUT THETANKS ARE STILL FULL ANDALIVE."For those who do take careof the animals, they've beencoming in and making surethey get their normalstandard of care.

Those ofus who have been workingremotely are just in limbolike the rest of the world,waiting to see guestsagain." THE ANIMALS ALSOWAIT.

SEYMOUR -- THELOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE.

IS APEOPLE AND CAMERA LOVER.

THEOKLAHOMA AQUARIUM IS IN WEEKTWO OF CLOSURE.

THE FIRSTWEEK WAS SPRING BREAK."Spring break is one of ourbusiest weeks.

Having to beclosed during spring breakis going to take a toll ontheaquarium." THE FOLKS HEREARE UNCERTAIN WHEN THESE BIGFISH WILL HAVE AN AUDIENCEAGAIN.

BUT THERE'S STILL AWAY TO SEE THESE SEACRITTERS.

10 BULL SHARKS ANDTHREE NURSE SHARK WILLENTERTAIN FANS ONLINE.

THEAQUARIUM'S WORKING ONSTREAMING A LIVE TANK FEED."Check in on our sharkswhile we're not here." ANDAS THEY ADAPT TO THIS DRYTIME FOR VISITORS.

THEY'REALSO EDUCATING STUDENTSSTUCK AT HOME."We've started a programcalled Unstoppable Science,that's because sciencedoesn't stop.

We're going tobe releasing a new activityevery single day." THEVIDEOS ARE ON AQUARIUM'SWEBSITE.

AND FACEBOOK PAGE.IN TULSA.

I'M SIERRAPIZARRO.2 WORKS FOR YOU.