Tag: Gladys Porter Zoo
Gladys Porter Zoo grieves loss of Lalo the giraffe
Gladys Porter Zoo staff is mourning the loss of a 12-year-old giraffe that had to euthanize because it was suffering from medical complications with...
Malfunction leads to loss of stingrays at Gladys Porter Zoo
An investigation is underway at the Gladys Porter Zoo following the deaths of several stingrays residing at the Landing at the Russell Aquatic Ecology...
Zoo getting ready for Zoo Nights and Lights
The Gladys Porter Zoo is getting ready for its annual Zoo Nights and Lights event as the zoo is being decorated with brilliant lights...
Animal life: Burchfield devotes 50 years-plus to Gladys Porter Zoo
If anyone was born to run a zoo it’s Dr. Patrick M. Burchfield, now in his 51st year with the Gladys Porter Zoo, as...
Zoo fundraiser rakes in more than $500,000
The Gladys Porter Zoo hosted its annual Zoofari fundraiser on Oct. 2, which included live and silent auctions.
This year’s Zoofari event was a Golden...
Decades of Conservation: Zoo to celebrate 50th anniversary
The Gladys Porter Zoo invites the community to celebrate its 50th anniversary on Friday in Brownsville.
To commemorate the milestone, the zoo will charge visitors...
Zoo to host yearly backpack giveaway
The Gladys Porter Zoo will host its yearly Kids Appreciation Day event at 6 p.m. Thursday where 1,500 children will receive school supplies including...
VIDEO: Fast work allows dead ocelot to contribute genetically
Quick action by wildlife biologists and experts at the Gladys Porter Zoo salvaged genetic material from a 9-year-old ocelot that was killed by a...
Fast work allows dead ocelot to contribute genetically
Quick action by wildlife biologists and experts at the Gladys Porter Zoo salvaged genetic material from a 9-year-old ocelot that was killed by a...
