Gladys Porter Zoo

Gladys Porter Zoo

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Infobox zoo
zoo_name = Gladys Porter Zoo
caption = Front entrance of Gladys Porter Zoo on Ringgold St.
location = Brownsville, Texas, USA
date_opened = September 3, 1971
area = 31 acres (0.13 km²)
num_animals = 1600
num_species = 400
members = AZA
website = http://www.gpz.org

Gladys Porter Zoo is a zoological and botanical park located in Brownsville, Texas. The zoo officially opened on September 3, 1971, and currently averages 375,000 visitors annually. Situated on 31 acres, the zoo houses about 400 animal species (including 47 endangered species) and over 250 tropical and neo-tropical species and subspecies. It is the first zoo to have successfully bred the vulnerable Jentink's Duiker. cite book| last = Ellis| first = Richard| authorlink = Richard Ellis (biologist) | title = No Turning Back: The Life and Death of Animal Species| publisher = Harper Perennial | date = 2004| location = New York| pages = 262| isbn =0-06-055804-0 ]

The zoo is named after Gladys Porter, the daughter of Earl C. Sams, former president of JCPenney. Porter, a wildlife enthusiast, helped to plan and stock the zoo, which was entirely funded by the Earl C. Sams Foundation. After its opening, the zoo was given to the city of Brownsville.

References

External links

* [http://www.gpz.org Gladys Porter Zoo]
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/PP/fpo44.html Handbook of Texas Online: Gladys Sams Porter]
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/GG/gbg1.html Handbook of Texas Online: Gladys Porter Zoo]


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