Last week the team at Seaside Seabird Sanctuary, expected minimal impact from Hurricane Helene.
“We were expecting bad weather and some flooding,” said Melissa Edwards, the avian hospital director at Seaside Seabird Sanctuary.
Still, little could prepare the sanctuary in the gulf coast community of Indian Shores, just what they faced last week.
“We had at least three to five feet of flood waters through our property and into the buildings,” said Edwards.
Seaside is a wildlife sanctuary that houses over 3,000 birds a year.
WPTVWhen Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter discovered the damage done, they jumped into action.
“We asked how we can help and the number one way they said we can help is by taking a few of their resident animal ambassadors off their hands, so they can really focus on rebuilding,” said Amy Knight, the chief executive officer of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary.