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Gladys Porter Zoo

Name: Gladys Porter Zoo
Address: 500 Ringgold Street, Brownsville, TX, 78520, US

500 Ringgold Street

Brownsville, TX 78520

Gladys Porter Zoo

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956-546-7187

Mission

The Gladys Porter Zoo is a visitor-oriented zoological and botanical park, dedicated to the preservation of nature through education, conservation and research.

History

The Gladys Porter Zoo opened to the public on September 3, 1971. The facility was completely planned, built, stocked, equipped and then given to the City of Brownsville by the Earl C. Sams Foundation.

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