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Subject: Hurricane Wilma Update 10/25/05


-----------HURRICANE WILMA UPDATE, Tuesday afternoon

Listed below is a Hurricane Wilma status report for AZA
member Institutions. We will keep you updated as new
information becomes available.

Brevard Zoo
Melbourne, Florida

Brevard Zoo is fine and open for business.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Tampa, Florida

Busch Gardens did not have any damage from Hurricane
Wilma. They opened at 11:00 a.m. yesterday.

Caribbean Gardens, The Zoo In Naples
Naples, Florida

(The following is a posting to the Naples Daily News)
Zoo Update: We greatly appreciate the calls and e-mails of
support from friends and the zoo community across the
country.
The two kangaroos which were on zoo grounds a few hundred
yards away from their exhibit were safely brought brought
back to be with the other kangaroos on Monday afternoon.
No monkeys were ever out. A "muntjac" (small 30 lb Asian
deer) that shares the exhibit with the kangaroos was found
and returned to the exhibit Monday morning.
Prior to the storm, all carnivores were placed in concrete
buildings that have solid concrete roofs. After inspecting
the outside exhibits for damage, animals like the big cats
were being returned to their normal areas. Two of the
evacuated carnivore exhibits (leopards and African wild
dogs) suffered extensive damage and those animals are being
shifted to other outside areas.
While several exhibits were damaged by falling trees, the
zoo's core buildings are all intact. The more serious
damage known at this point is to the botanical collection.
It will likely take weeks to clear the debris. More updates
will be posted later today on the zoo's website at
www.napleszoo.com.
Tim Tetzlaff
Director of Conservation and Communications
Naples Zoo
tim@...


Central Florida Zoological Park
Lake Monroe, Florida

Central Florida Zoo was spared any hurricane damage as it
hit south of their location. They have offered their
assistance to facilities in that area but have not been
contacted as of 2:40 p.m. on Monday.

Disney�s Animal Kingdom
Bay Lake, Florida

Disney is doing fine and has power. There was lots of rain
and some wind but they have not had problems of note.

The Florida Aquarium
Tampa, Florida

All is fine at the Florida Aquarium. They were open for
business yesterday.

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Jacksonville, Florida

The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens did not suffer any damage
as hurricane Wilma's path was far south of them.

Lion Country Safari
Loxahatchee, Florida

On Monday afternoon, Terry Wolf at the Lion Country Safari
reported that the storm was bad and that last years� storms
put together didn�t compare to this one. They have many
trees down and shelters blown away but are unable to assess
all the damage until the winds die down.

We have not heard from Lion Country Safari today.

Living Seas
Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Living Seas is doing fine and has power. There was lots of
rain and some wind but they have not had problems of note.


Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa, Inc.
Tampa, Florida

Lowry Park is doing fine.

The Lubee Foundation, Inc.
Gainesville, Florida

The Lubee Foundation is doing fine.

Miami Metrozoo
Miami, Florida

Eric Stephens called to say that grounds are pretty messy
and there are a number of bigger trees down. There appears
to be no loss of animal life. There is structural damage
to some of the buildings, fences down and there is no
power. They will be closed several days for clean up.

Mote Marine Aquarium
Sarasota, Florida

Unlike the damage borne by other south Florida
institutions, things are fine at the main Sarasota campus
of Mote Marine Laboratory and Mote
Aquarium. There was a little bit of vegetative debris blown
around, but that was the extent of our problems. We will
reopen the aquarium at 10 a.m. today.
We're still awaiting word about our campuses in the Florida
Keys. We know the most important thing -- that our staff is
safe -- but don't yet have a damage assessment of our
Summerland field station or the Conch Baby Farm in Key West.

Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park
Palm Beach, Florida

Keith Lovett, Director of Living Collections at Palm Beach
just called and reported the following:

Damage:

· Tree came through the roof of the vet hospital
· Section of wall came off Keeper building
· Holes in roof of dry feed area
· 20 holding areas damaged (8 of those are completely
totaled)
· 25 exhibits have damage preventing animals from
coming in (3 of the exhibits are totally demolished--they
were able to makeshift repair 6 exhibits)
· Carousel badly damaged

Additional Comments:

· Lost one Punateal duck (tree fell on duck); rest of
animals okay
· No power, but are currently running on a generator.
· Biggest problem--no water, not even in the city.
They had a back up well with a generator, however, that was
damaged in the storm. They are trying to fix the generator.
· Staff are okay and 50% are back at work assisting
with repairs.
· It will be weeks or months before they can reopen.
· Unable to accept any physical assistance from the
outside right now as it is still too dangerous (electrical
wires down everywhere)

Peace River Refugee
Arcadia, Florida

No damage or animal loss.

Santa Fe Community College Teaching Zoo
Gainesville, Florida

The Teaching Zoo had no problems, just some wind but no
damage.

SeaWorld Orlando
Orlando, Florida

Everything is fine�no damage.

St. Augustine Alligator Farm
St. Augustine, Florida

Doing fine.

Steve Martin�s Natural Encounters
Arcadia, Florida

They are doing fine with no damage.

White Oak Conservation Center
Yulee, Florida

Everything is fine at White Oak and power is on.

The Zoo
Gulf Breeze, Florida

No news.







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