Florida Wild Cat Sanctuary Caught in Hurricane’s Path

Florida Wild Cat Sanctuary Caught in Hurricane’s Path
Siberian lynx sit in their cage in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael at the Bear Creek Feline Center in Panama City, Flo., U.S., Oct. 12, 2018.vTerray Sylvester/Reuters
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PANAMA CITY, Fla.—“Saint” the mountain lion was pacing nervously in his pen and crying days before Hurricane Michael cut a path of destruction through the Bear Creek Feline Center, a refuge for 23 wild cats near Florida’s Panama City.

“They were very agitated,” said Bertie Broaddus, who runs the center with her husband Jim Broaddus, as she inspected the damage from the powerful storm that killed at least 17 people and tore up Florida’s Panhandle coastline.