Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs, Florida is preparing for Hurricane Milton, October 8, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Neil Anderson)
(WTAQ-WLUK) — Many Floridians are making last minute preparations and evacuating ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival.
It’s expected to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area sometime Wednesday evening.
Former NEW Zoo director, Neil Anderson, who now works at Wonder Gardens Zoo in Bonita Springs, Florida, spoke about how the zoo is bracing for Hurricane Milton.
He says a number of animals are being moved inside zoo offices, the gift shop and the zoo museum, including flamingos, a tortoise and a toucan.
Anderson says zoo staff has to get creative when sheltering all the animals as the zoo’s animal holding building was destroyed by Hurricane Ian in 2022.
After Hurricane Ian hit, the zoo couldn’t operate inside their buildings for a year and a half.
Wonder Gardens is about four miles from the coast and Anderson says they’re expecting about eight feet of storm surge.
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