Port Isabel Press in Port Isabel, Texas

Unusual Zoo Nears Completion in Brownsville Gladys Porter Zoo

Brownsville prepares to unveil the Gladys Porter Zoo a 26.5 acre collection of islands moats caves and waterfalls housing endangered animals from Africa Asia Australia and the Americas The $4 million gift funded by the Earl C Sams Foundation and led by Gladys Porter will create a security driven facility with underwater viewing and no public bars or cages The zoo already hosts a global roster of species including pygmy hippos black duiker Indian rhinos Liberian tigers and orangutan born by cesarean section plus plans to reshuffle endangered wildlife into future habitats with government protection.