Hundreds of animals, including baby squirrels and raccoons, are being tended to in wildlife centers in the wake of Hurricane Hermine’s destructive journey along the east coast. Many animals were shaken from trees during the hurricane, which hit Florida before weakening to a tropical storm as it moved northward to Virginia and New Jersey over Labor Day weekend. St Francis Wildlife in Quincy, Florida, reported more than 260 squirrel patients, many of them orphaned, after high winds knocked them from trees. More than 50 baby squirrels remain in its care. Hundreds more baby squirrels were rescued by shelters in Virginia, according to the Washington Post.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2016 20:16 UTC