The Gladys Porter Zoo's Facilities Director, Jerry Stones, was with Harambe when he was born and even took him home when he was small. "He was in a situation where here's this strange thing here and I don't know what, what do I do? Do I fight it? Do I love it? Do I run from it? What do I do?" Everybody was at a total loss because, my God, they didn't know who he was, this beast had this baby," said Jerry Stones. The public around them had to be mortified. "That mother and father had to be petrified. Stones said the incident in Cincinnati must have been terrifying for everyone present, especially the boy's parents. Meanwhile the staff members of the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, where Harambe was born, are expressing sadness over the gorilla's death.
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In an interview with Boston TV station WFXT, conservationist and television host Jeff Corwin suggested that the boy's family should shoulder some of the blame, saying: "Zoos aren't your baby sitter." Jack Hanna, host of "Jack Hanna's Into the Wild," said the zoo made the right call by shooting the gorilla, telling WBNS-TV: "I'll bet my life on this, that child would not be here today." "The barrier obviously isn't sufficient to keep the public out," said Michael Budkie of Stop Animal Exploitation NOW. The executive director of a Cincinnati-based animal rights organization is calling on the USDA to fine the zoo. Trump said it was "a very tough call," but the child's life was at stake. He said the zoo remains safe for its 1.6 million annual visitors, but a review is underway to determine whether any improvements can be made.ĭonald Trump weighed in Tuesday, saying the zoo had little choice but to kill the gorilla. Maynard said 17-year-old was agitated by the commotion from the crowd and was extremely powerful, capable of crushing a coconut in one hand. Zoo director Thane Maynard said that using tranquilizers on the gorilla would not have knocked the animal out right away, leaving the boy in danger. No one was hurt, but an inspector warned that the public could have been "at great risk for injury, harm or death." The boy's family said he is "doing just fine" at home, and it had no further comment.Ī federal inspection by USDA less than two months ago found no problems with the Gorilla World exhibit, but earlier zoo inspections detailed an incident in March in which polar bears escaped through an open den door into a behind-the-scenes hallway. However, her legacy at the zoo lives on today through its continuing mission to preserve wildlife and nature through education, conservation and research.Final vote on Dallas short-term rental homes promised 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.
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