A South Texas zoo that lies at the nexus of animal trafficking and animal rescue thanks to a booming exotic pet trade will ...

Mar. 3—Malcolm the giraffe won a lot of hearts during his brief time here, and he won't soon be forgotten. Only 4 years old and at 17 feet likely the tallest giraffe ever to call Gladys Porter Zoo ...

Oct. 6—The Gladys Porter Zoo will receive a substantial makeover of its existing footprint according to a new 10-year master plan unveiled on Wednesday. Among the many changes contained in the ...

As an animal lover, it's never easy to hear about the death of a loving and gentle creature. My thoughts and prayers are with the Gladys Porter Zoo as they mourn the loss of Malcolm, a massive giraffe ...

A Brownsville zoo is asking for the public’s help in spreading awareness about the wildlife trafficking of Mexican spider monkeys. Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville has taken in 19 infant Mexican ...

Neb, a 17-year-old white tiger who was rescued as a cub from an illegal sale at a Walmart parking lot, has passed away at the Gladys Porter Zoo. In a Facebook post on Monday, zoo officials said the ...

Aug. 23—Talks between the city of Brownsville and the Brownsville Independent School District about the city acquiring Cummings Middle School for a vital expansion of Gladys Porter Zoo have progressed ...

The Saint Louis Zoo recently announced it will transfer Ben, a four-year-old Andean bear who twice escaped his enclosure, to the Gladys Porter Zoo, in Brownsville. A steel mesh fence and cargo clips ...

Nov. 8—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 Brownsville's wild gem celebrates its own half century of delighting and ...

BROWNSVILLE (AP) — An endangered white rhino named Bebop is the newest member of a South Texas zoo, and zookeepers hope he gets along with his new female neighbors. The 5-year-old Southern white rhino ...

Jan. 17—Gladys Porter Zoo officials are "befuddled" as to what caused the death of five stingrays in its aquatics exhibit. The five stingrays were found dead Monday morning. They were last seen alive ...