knowing that hurricanes are probably one of the MOST logical explanations of non-native critters. Set aside the supposedly burm problem. I have never heard of a zoo or other animal legit facility being banned from keeping any exotics except for war torn areas like the famous zoo of England having to KILL all of the venomous and dangerous animals back in WW11 due to the threat of bombing. ANY place can have a climatic event to wreck havoc on zoos and other. By climatic and or natural disasters : flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes ( in my region ) and earth quakes. WE know that hurricane Andrew did some MAJOR damage to zoos. Also some major damage to the private keeping community. There seems to be an outrageous amounts of non-native fauna being found in and around the Homestead area of Florida. I didn't put it there. You didn't put it there. So what did ? Can this be of a political or what cover up of non reporting as to maybe a thought of less tourism if it WAS reported ? Could also be a situation of general mass hysteria of public if they knew ? Maybe yes, maybe no ! I would agree what ever the situation is that one would most likely be hit by lightning before an encounter of a exotic ( other than bird maybe ) in Florida. AND this is my opinion and opinionated observation of the matter and not saying that it IS so ! Thanks for reading.
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