Hurricane Katrina-prognosis bad for wildlife

Sadly I did find this article on wildlife in the SanDiego.com website. SeEtta:

Wildlife Unlikely To Survive Hurricane Katrina
Alligators, Snakes Could Float Into Homes

POSTED: 5:56 pm PDT August 30, 2005
UPDATED: 7:32 pm PDT August 30, 2005

SAN DIEGO -- Wildlife experts say Hurricane Katrina has had a devastating effect on animals in the region.

Officials believe thousands of farm animals may have been killed due to storm surging along the coast and flooding from Katrina's heavy rain.

Alligators and snakes that normally call lagoons home could now be floating around residential areas. A local wildlife expert said it is unlikely any land-based animal would have survived.

"A raccoon might be able to survive by getting in a tree. A bear might even do that, but a deer probably would not survive an event like this," said Val Urban, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

One creature that is sure to survive in the aftermath of the hurricane is the mosquito.