on weekdays and 5:30 pm on weekends, with the exception of the bathrooms. Indoor facilities will be open with a 100% building occupancy and close at 5:00 p.m. In addition, during this second phase of reopening, the public will be able to access most areas of the Zoo. Employees showing signs of illness will not be allowed at work.Unvaccinated Zoo staff are required to wear masks.Signage to wash hands frequently with soap for at least 20 seconds.Additional hand sanitizer stations will be maintained throughout the park, as product is available.Sanitation of public doorways, indoor flat surfaces, and railings has been tripled.This does not apply to children 5 and under or those with specific medical issuesįOR YOUR PROTECTION ZOO STAFF HAS IMPLEMENTED THE FOLLOWING: Wear facial covering to enter the Zoo, while in buildings and at all feeding opportunities.Practice social distancing, please stay 6 feet away from other guests and staff.Visitors can stay on Zoo grounds until dusk. We’ll be open daily, Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. We’ve extended our hours for the spring and summer. They can easily be identified by the COVID-19 vaccinated pin they will wear as part of their uniform.
Animal care, maintenance, and grounds staff that are vaccinated will not be required to wear a mask while working outdoors. Facial coverings are not required while walking outdoors. As part of our updated measures we are requiring facial coverings be worn to enter the Zoo, in all buildings and while participating in any animal feeding encounters. However, her legacy at the zoo lives on today through its continuing mission to preserve wildlife and nature through education, conservation and research.We’re excited to welcome everyone to the Gladys Porter Zoo.Īfter reviewing the updated guidance from the CDC and conferring with local health officials and animal care staff we are updating our safety measures. Gladys Porter sadly died in 1980 but up until her death, she was not only President of the zoo for 11 years but had also been heavily committed to getting involved in the zoo’s day-to-day operations. The zoo also has a Small World area which is home to a nursery and an animal contact yard where children can interact with domesticated animals and even get to touch them. It is split up into 4 geographical areas – Asia, Africa, Tropical America and Indo-Australia and there are also Bear Grottos, a California Sea Lion exhibit, a Herpetarium and Aquatic Wing, a free-flight aviary, a Macaw Canyon and a Komodo dragon exhibit at the zoo. The zoo covers 31 acres and has, on average, 375, 000 visitors per year. In the 1960s, Gladys (now Porter) and her husband Dean travelled extensively throughout Africa and other foreign countries where they became interested in and concerned about the plight of the world’s wildlife which consequently led them to deciding to open up a zoo in Brownsville. Mr Sams had two daughters, Gladys and Camille, and they both became heavily involved in charitable work and, following their father’s death in 1950, they were both entrusted to administer the funds established by his Foundation. Penney and subsequently went on to become the company’s President when the J.C. It was this from this foundation that the zoo would get its name.Įarl C Sams used to work for the famous businessman J.C.
Sams Foundation before being handed over to the city of Brownsville. The zoo opened in 1971 when it was planned and built then subsequently stocked and equipped by the Earl C. The Gladys Porter Zoo is located in Brownsville, Texas. Related: Elmwood Park Zoo / Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom / Austin Zoo / Wild West City
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