Remain nuts in prep--- she is moving solely W now at 14
back to my neurosis
"With disastrous Hurricane Irma tearing through the Caribbean and headed for South Florida this weekend, zoos and conservation centers have taken precaution in anticipation.
The Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society in West Palm Beach, Florida, has already begun moving smaller animals into facilities that served as hurricane shelters on Wednesday, according to Communications Director Naki Carter.
'Our goal is to have all the animals safe and sound and moved to their appropriate locations by [Friday] night, with a final walk-through of the zoo on Saturday,' she said to NBC News.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...oos-prepare-Hurricane-Irma.html#ixzz4s7BTUTRK
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I'm really glad the animals who cannot be moved will have very dedicated people with them, they are likely going to be distressed by the hurricane.
Thanks for posting this, on that note I found this:
Flamingos In The Men's Room: How Zoos And Aquariums Handle Hurricanes
More than 50 Caribbean flamingos take shelter in a men's restroom at the Miami Metrozoo (now Zoo Miami) on Sept. 25, 1998. Zookeepers rounded up the birds to protect them from the effects of Hurricane Georges. This was not the first time the zoo had to corral flamingos in a restroom. They were also in there during Hurricane Andrew, six years earlier.
"That's probably the No. 1 question I get asked: 'Oh my God, when are you going to evacuate animals?' We are never going to evacuate animals," Magill says.
He says the stress of evacuating alone can be enough to kill an animal. Instead, the birds and small mammals of Zoo Miami will ride out the storm in independent kennels or buildings. The larger residents, particularly the carnivores and great apes, will bunker down in their usual indoor holding areas.
http://www.npr.org/2017/09/07/54898...room-how-zoos-and-aquariums-handle-hurricanes
Here is a story about the Zoo after Hurricane Andrew: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...ced-abbf-1b7baca953b9/?utm_term=.2859cf9c9f58
Remain nuts in prep--- she is moving solely W now at 14
back to my neurosis
I saw a good explanation of why people don't/can't/won't evacuate.
Language warning, understandable under the circumstances.
https://www.facebook.com/stellapedia/posts/10212971028205775
Better said (and a more colorful version) than my last post.
Thank you
I don't see a positive outcome for either one. I will be very upset if rescuers have to risk their lives in the height of the storm to save them. jmo and may not be popular.
So my friend in California says "why don't all you Floridians **get out** of Florida--you all have plenty of time (said to me 3 days ago)?"
Here's why: this Irma was tricky; changing location of expected landfall, changing coastlines, now its showing up the middle & next it's everything in between. Very unusual. Additionally, no gas....lots of shortages.
Lots of traffic at a halt on the major roads. Standstills. There's no Star Trek "transporters" yet so most of us with kids, elderly, pets, valuables must get in our cars and drive. Or hunker down & pray for the best.
I checked every airline out of the airport next to me to all destinations out of Florida yesterday and they are all "Sold Out". "Sold Out" going to every other city in the US possible! That's right......and I know that's hard to comprehend.
Think about it---Florida is a giant **peninsula**. It only has other states bordering on the very top. That makes driving out very difficult & very lengthy.
So for instance, yesterday morning what would normally take me a 3 hour drive, took me 6 hours **and** I took circuitous back roads with very little traffic. But I made it to where I had to go and had booked my room 5 days ago. Apple Car Play (google maps with traffic settings) was a good friend to me for my drive!
My Florida friend is being asked to evacuate from one of our safe-haven spots in Sarasota. We were both there for Hurricane Matthew. It's a very nice & sturdy hotel but there's huge flood concerns there. She's got to leave now & heading to her in laws which is a bit inland.
I hope this helps to understand how things have been going in Florida with Irma for those in regions of our country that dont have these fearsome types of hurricanes.
Please pray for us.
HA!!!! Those Flamingo's!!! All about me. Looking in the mirror. Too cute. We need moments of levity.
CARIIS I know u are stressed with rascal on board. If one or the other has not shown/claimed Alpha status I think u are good.
I saw a good explanation of why people don't/can't/won't evacuate.
Language warning, understandable under the circumstances.
https://www.facebook.com/stellapedia/posts/10212971028205775