Los animales del zoo de Miami fueron trasladados a un refutio EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Perros, gatos, pájaros, flamencos y hasta delfines. Los animales que viven en la zona del Caribe están, como los humanos, afectados por el paso del huracán Irma, de categoría 4, que generó vientos de más de 250 kilómetros por hora y ya dejó al menos 23 víctimas fatales.
En Miami, donde ya comenzaron a llegar las primeras lluvias relacionadas al fenómeno, tuvieron que mudar a los flamencos del zoológico a un lugar bajo techo.
En la misma ciudad, varios refugios reciben a los ciudadanos con sus mascotas. No solamente aceptan perros y gatos, también pájaros, hámsters y conejos, por ejemplo.
Otro lugar que fue preparado para proteger mascotas durante el huracán es la casa museo del escritor Ernest Hemingway en Key West, Florida. Se espera que el huracán toque tierra mañana en ese estado. En la propiedad viven 54 gatos. Los nueve empleados que trabajan allí juntaron agua y alimentos para resistir la llegada de Irma y cuidar a las mascotas.
ELX04. Miami (United States), 09/09/2017.- A keeper moves an Indian white-rumped vulture into a crate inside a hurricane resistant building at the Zoo Miami, as the conditions deteriorate from Hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida, USA, 09 September 2017. Many areas are under mandatory evacuation orders as Irma approaches Florida. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSERELX06. Miami (United States), 09/09/2017.- A pair of cheetahs sit inside a hurricane resistant building at the Zoo Miami, as the conditions deteriorate from Hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida, USA, 09 September 2017. Many areas are under mandatory evacuation orders as Irma approaches Florida. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSERELX07. Miami (United States), 09/09/2017.- A pair of cheetahs sit inside a hurricane resistant building at the Zoo Miami, as the conditions deteriorate from Hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida, USA, 09 September 2017. Many areas are under mandatory evacuation orders as Irma approaches Florida. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSERELX08. Miami (United States), 09/09/2017.- Heather Taylor calms an African-crested porcupine ‘Pierce’ after he was brought inside a hurricane resistant building at the Zoo Miami, as the conditions deteriorate from Hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida, USA, 09 September 2017. Many areas are under mandatory evacuation orders as Irma approaches Florida. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSERELX10. Miami (United States), 09/09/2017.- A group of flamingos stay inside a hurricane resistant building at the Zoo Miami, as the conditions deteriorate from Hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida, USA, 09 September 2017. Many areas are under mandatory evacuation orders as Irma approaches Florida. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSERELX09. Miami (United States), 09/09/2017.- Heather Taylor moves a parrot into a hurricane resistant building at the Zoo Miami, as the conditions deteriorate from Hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida, USA, 09 September 2017. Many areas are under mandatory evacuation orders as Irma approaches Florida. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSERELX12. Miami (United States), 09/09/2017.- A group of flamingos and spoonbills stay inside a hurricane resistant building at the Zoo Miami, as the conditions deteriorate from Hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida, USA, 09 September 2017. Many areas are under mandatory evacuation orders as Irma approaches Florida. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSERELX11. Miami (United States), 09/09/2017.- A group of flamingos and spoonbills stay inside a hurricane resistant building at the Zoo Miami, as the conditions deteriorate from Hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida, USA, 09 September 2017. Many areas are under mandatory evacuation orders as Irma approaches Florida. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSERELX13. Miami (United States), 09/09/2017.- A pelicans stay inside a hurricane resistant building at the Zoo Miami, as the conditions deteriorate from Hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida, USA, 09 September 2017. Many areas are under mandatory evacuation orders as Irma approaches Florida. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
