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Help out a Habitat / More Irma Destruction at Miami’s Monkey Jungle
Monkey Jungle is one of the oldest and most unique natural South Florida family attractions and as they advertise, the human visitors are caged and the monkeys run wild. Over the years, I have created many memorable images there but Monkey Jungle took a big hit from Hurricane
King, Western Lowland Gorilla 2012
Irma, sustaining a massive amount of tree damage which in some cases crushed fences and roofs of animal enclosures. Removing the trees and repairing the damage is an enormous job. Your gift to: www.GoFundMe.com/MonkeyJungle will be critical towards restoring their
Parental Guidance, 2010
infrastructure and getting everyone back to work so that they can not only keep this small, local business running, but more importantly ensure that their 300+ animals can continue to call Monkey Jungle home. These efforts are also critical to the continuation of the important science,
Motherly Love 2009
conservation and education work of the DuMond Conservancy and their academic partners.
Alpha Male, Macaque, 2009
Any and all amounts are sincerely appreciated.
What a Difference a Day Makes / Hurricane Irma’s Wrath
What a difference a day makes…The image below was created on a beautiful evening in Coconut Grove at Florida’s Dinner Key Marina. The water was perfectly calm and the sailboats were lit by natural light from a full moon… Fast forward to Sunday as Hurricane Irma came ashore on the
Moonlit Sailboats, Coconut Grove, FL 2010 / ©Barry Steven Greff
west coast of Florida some 100 miles across the state on Marco Island. Notwithstanding how far away the eye of the hurricane was, her intensity and strength had significant impact on much of the east coast because the storm stretched further than the width of the State itself. Below are a couple of news images of what Dinner Key now looks like after the storm. The moorings of the
sailboats that were secured specifically for the storm, were no match for her. The winds and surge of the water dislodged many of the boats with some of them winding up on the shore as seen above while others capsized in the water.
As a resident of a state that has gone through many hurricanes, Floridians are a resilient bunch. No doubt, given enough time, Dinner Key will once again be restored to its natural splendor. It’s been done before and… I’m sure it will be done again.
You can help those affected by the storm by contacting the Red Cross at 1-800-HELP NOW or online at: http://rdcrss.org/2y1q1VV
