Center for Great Apes calls for support after Hurricane Ian:
Thank you for all of your well wishes and positive pant hoots and long-calls!
We received a direct hit from Hurricane Ian. All of the apes and staff are safe, but the grounds will need significant clean up.
A few of the big oak trees, pines, and bamboo have come down along with some perimeter fences, but most of the damage is from flooding, limbs down, and debris.
The sanctuary does not have power, water, or phone service as of right now, but we have generators running a short time to give us water to clean.
While our apes are safe they are still stuck inside their nighthouses until the debris is cleared from their outdoor habitats.
We only have a skeleton staff crew since some of our staff can't get to us because of closed roads and flooding. However, the staff here have worked hard to clear paths and ape habitats.
We could really use your help with clean up. If you would like to donate, please use our website here:
Donate here
Because we don't have power or phone service, our main office is closed. Please contact our Donor Programs Coordinator, Lauren at
[email protected] if you have questions that need immediate assistance.
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Brief update from Tampa Bay:
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one post before the power goes out WOO
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Fiona made herself a little nest while we wait for the remnants of Hurricane Ian to pass.
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I think it’s fair to say at this point that y’all know I am, shall we say, mildly obsessed with natural disasters/disaster prep. I’m also FASCINATED by the intersection of disaster and social media.
You know what I find deeply, deeply unsettling?
When the social media posts stop.
I’ve been getting tons of TikTok videos about Hurricane Ian all day. But now? Hours after the sun has set there? Nothing. I’ve yet to see a single video taken past sundown.
Stay safe, everyone.
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Someone needs to make a live-updating map of the Waffle House Index.
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