Ridin' the Storm Out
At least there was someone in New Orleans that wasn't caught with their pants down when Hurricane Katrina hit:
Most of the zoo's residents and a dozen or so key staff members stayed put for Katrina. The caretakers hunkered down in the reptile house, a building designed to withstand a hurricane and serve as a shelter. Food for animals and humans alike had been stockpiled.
"We have been planning for this for years," zoo spokeswoman Sarah Burnette said, adding that Audubon had picked up survival tips from the Miami zoo after Hurricane Andrew.
(Elephants Help Clean Up New Orleans Zoo, Yahoo News, 15 October 2005)
Maybe more of Louisiana's loud-mouthed elected officials ought to spend more time at the zoo....
Most of the zoo's residents and a dozen or so key staff members stayed put for Katrina. The caretakers hunkered down in the reptile house, a building designed to withstand a hurricane and serve as a shelter. Food for animals and humans alike had been stockpiled.
"We have been planning for this for years," zoo spokeswoman Sarah Burnette said, adding that Audubon had picked up survival tips from the Miami zoo after Hurricane Andrew.
(Elephants Help Clean Up New Orleans Zoo, Yahoo News, 15 October 2005)
Maybe more of Louisiana's loud-mouthed elected officials ought to spend more time at the zoo....
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