Floodwaters leave Fort Pierce chimp sanctuary relying on tractors and a drone for care
Save the Chimps says stagnant floodwater has made it difficult for staff to reach its 150-acre Fort Pierce sanctuary, though the chimpanzees are safe.
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- A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary caring for about 200 apes was cut off by flooding that submerged its roads; workers used a drone to deliver food and blankets to a stranded 38-year-old chimp named KalebIndiatimes · 17:52 UTC, 12 November 2026
- Video. Drones deliver food to chimpanzees stranded by floodingEuronews · 11:40 UTC, 12 November 2026
- Drones deliver food to chimpanzees stranded by floodingAOL.com · 10:35 UTC, 12 November 2026
- Florida man stranded on sailboat with two dogs after losing home in flash floods: 'Living nightmare'FOX 35 Orlando · 01:54 UTC, 12 November 2026
- Florida cowboys rescue stranded cattle along Peace River after floodingFOX 13 Tampa Bay · 23:29 UTC, 10 November 2026
- Drone delivers food to ape stranded during Florida floodingWLKY · 17:23 UTC, 10 November 2026
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