Tropicana Field stingrays relocated after destruction to field during Hurricane Milton
The aquarium said all the stingrays are behaving and eating normally, but their conditions would be monitored over the coming days.
Sting rays that resided at Tropicana Field safely returned home to Florida aquarium
The seven sting rays that swam in the pool in the outfield of Tropicana Field as part of the Tampa Bay Rays fan experience survived the extensive damage that the stadium endured during Hurricane Milton. CEO of Florida Aquarium Roger Germann joins FOX Weather to give an update on their next steps.
TAMPA – The stingrays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, have a new home after the stadium sustained damage during Hurricane Milton.
The cownose stingrays were safely relocated to Florida Aquarium's Stingray Beach Habitat on Monday, Florida Aquarium said in a post to X.
Tropicana Field stingrays safely relocated after Hurricane Milton damage
The cownose stingrays that lived at Tropicana Field have been safely transferred to the Florida Aquarium after the roof at the stadium was damaged during Hurricane Milton.
During Hurricane Milton, the roof of Tropicana Field was shredded by the storm's 100-mph wind gusts, exposing the baseball field below. Tropicana Field is the home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team.
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Tropicana Field roof shredded by Milton's winds
The roof of Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team, was shredded after Hurricane Milton tore through St. Petersburg, Florida, on Wednesday evening.
Despite the destruction during the storm, the stingrays remained safe in their 10,000-gallon tank beyond right-center field, The Florida Aquarium said.
In the video posted by The Florida Aquarium, it shows the stingrays being taken out of their tank in Tropicana Field before being put in large drums of water in the back of a truck.
The video then cuts to Stingray Beach in The Florida Aquarium, where workers are transporting the stinging creatures from the truck into the building. The rays are then moved into their new habitat using nets and can be seen swimming around in the tank.
In the post, The Florida Aquarium Associate Curator Craig Johnson said, "The cownose stingrays handled the storm well. With the Tampa Bay Rays support, our staff was able to provide onsite care over the past several days and today, we brought them safely back to the Aquarium."
The aquarium said all the stingrays are behaving and eating normally, but their conditions would be monitored over the coming days.