With the rise of the Mississippi River in Louisiana, the Corps of Engineers has decided to open the Morganza Floodway today to ease pressures on the levees in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. This has not been done since 1973. Within the path of the river water are several deer and exotic operations. These facilities will be inundated with 8-15 feet of water! We have been involved in the evacuation of animals from several of these facilities and it has been a major undertaking. Never before has an evacuation of wild animals on this scale been performed. We commend the efforts of these caring deer farmers and pray the water will not keep their places submerged for very long.
Opening the Morganza Floodway in Louisiana
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I can,t imagine....they will be in my thoughts and prayers along with everyone down there that is dealing with this flooding!
Wow. I couldnt imagine having to move pregnant does, newborn fawns and bucks that are groing thier racks out, that is terrible.
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That picture is unbelievable......the people down there are suffering terribly.......we seem to forget how the poor animals are suffering as bad worse! God help them all!!
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I am pretty sure that is the effect of the corp. letting the water out into these areas on purpose to save the larger cities. (idk how you decide who loses their house) I saw a pic the other day from somewhere down south of a small buck sitting on a house roof. it puts everything into perspective.
These are wild deer trapped by rising water from the opening of the Morganza Spillway. There is much wildlife that is being displaced. I guess one good thing is that along with all of the other animals, the feral hogs are seeking refuge as well and their population is being diminished greatly since they are easily found.
I have many customers in Louisiana. One of them told me underwater barbed wire fences took their toll on a lot of deer in their part of the state. I suspose this happened before the water got high enough to have to swim over these fences.