In late April, two major storm systems across the Mississippi
River watershed brought about one of the most catastrophic
floods upon the Delta region in generations. Thousands of homes
have had to be evacuated and there have been a number of deaths.
President Barack Obama has declared bordering counties in
Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky as federal disaster areas.
The flooding along the Mississippi River has also sparked a
great migration among the numerous species of wildlife. In one
of the worst cases of overflow since the Great Depression, the
Mississippi River has flooded three million acres across
Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. The Mississippi River has
the third-largest drainage basin in the world, absorbing 41
percent of the drainage from the 48 contiguous United States,
according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The massive river
covers more than 1,245,000 square miles. According to the
National Weather Service, a number of cities are currently
experiencing record flood levels. In Natche