African elephants are seen before being moved to protected areas at Zoo Tampa ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall in the middle of this week, on Oct. 7, 2024, in Tampa, Fla.

Giraffes and other large animals at ZooTampa had been locked away as of Wednesday in barns built to withstand major storms. Tampa Zoo “During the storm, a ride-out team made up of animal care ...

How the Tampa zoo is protecting 1,000 animals from Hurricane Milton - Animals that are being evacuated include, porcupines, elephants, giraffes, panthers and orangutans ...

Tampa Zoo Shares Look at How It's Preparing Its Hundreds of Animals for Hurricane Milton Hurricane Milton is projected to make landfall on Florida's west coast between late Wednesday and early ...

The zoo said in a statement to PEOPLE that it has been carrying out its "comprehensive hurricane preparedness plan" over the past 24 hours to "ensure the security" of its over 1,000 animals. The plan ...

Tampa zoo animals hunkered down as Hurricane Milton nears By Rich McKay October 9, 20246:03 PM PDTUpdated October 9, 2024 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WJW) – Human residents are not the only ones trying to leave the Tampa area ahead of Hurricane Milton, the pets and zoo animals are heading for safety too.

For now, ZooTampa is well within Milton’s projected path. It lies less than 10 miles from Tampa’s waterfront, where storm surge could reach up to 13 feet. Ms. Burns said that zoo workers had ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The animals of Tampa Bay's zoos and aquariums are hunkering down ahead of Hurricane Helene's impact. The zoo at Busch Gardens, ZooTampa at Lowry Park and The Florida Aquarium ...

Workers are racing to protect more than 1,000 animals that live in Tampa’s zoo as Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s western coast. ZooTampa said it would be closed through Thursday, as ...