But because of today’s economic restraints brought about by the pandemic, the facility is in need of money to keep feeding the animals and for other reasons.Ī GoFundMe page has been set up for those wishing to donate money to the world-famous zoo. The zoo, which has about 400 animal species, including tropical and neotropical types, is considered one of the nation’s top such facilities due to its work with breeding endangered species. Galvan said one of the reasons behind buying admission tickets online is to avoid the long lines of people standing outside the admission booths. A baby zebra, born in April, lays by its mother. Some areas inside the zoo, such as the children’s petting zoo and the educational center, are closed for the time being.Īlso, the zoo’s operation hours are for now from 9 a.m. Another is that admissions to the zoo have to be made online and those going in to watch animals, birds and reptiles are required to walk in a single direction marked with animal paws. One was that the number of visitors has been set in increments. So after nearly 2 1/2 months of shutting its doors, Galvan said that in order to reopen a number of changes had to be implemented in order to comply with health regulations. “I have been working here for nearly 20 years,” she said, “and remember closing down for one day because of a hurricane threat.” Cynthia Galvan, the zoo director of public relations, said the zoo was closed for 70 days The zoo was closed for the most consecutive days since it opened in September 1971 because of the COVID-19 pandemic that hit back in March.
Photos: Tony Vindell / LFNīROWNSVILLE – One of the Rio Grande Valley’s and Texas’ main tourist attractions – the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville – has reopened to the public, but visitors must adhere to some changes when visiting the facility. A baby giraffe at one of the African exhibits at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, which reopened to the public on June 7.
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