LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The Ellen Trout Zoo is celebrating 57 years. They officially opened their doors on June 17, 1969. “The zoo was actually the part where the entrance is and the alligators are and ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin is helping the Association of Zoos and Aquariums with the conservation of certain alligators and crocodiles. The zoo is under the Species Survival ...

Starting on Oct. 1, the Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin is raising their admission prices to help maintain their high standard of care for their animals.

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Nearly two dozen Louisiana Pine Snakes hatched at the Ellen Trout Zoo were released into the wild. Ellen Trout Zoo Director Gordon Henley and Robert Jackson, the zoo’s ...

The Ellen Trout Zoo invites the public to celebrate its 50th anniversary during a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a 21-and-up event on Saturday. Whitney Lowery, marketing and membership coordinator for ...

A giraffe named Twiga who died over the weekend at an East Texas zoo at the age of 31 was among the oldest giraffes being cared for by humans. Twiga was found dead Saturday morning at the Ellen Trout ...

Spring has arrived at Ellen Trout Zoo — and with it, several additions, including Zuri, a Maasai giraffe calf born last week. Zuri, who weighed in at 127 pounds and already stands almost six feet tall ...

#GivingZOOday is partnering with #GivingTuesday, a day designed to unleash the power of generosity by encouraging people to do good. The Ellen Trout Zoo is participating with #GivingZOOday and other ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The Ellen Trout Zoo is seeing success in an ongoing effort to breed and help save an endangered snake species. Robert Jackson is a General Curator with Ellen Trout Zoo. He’s ...

A Texas zoo has announced the death of its 31-year-old giraffe, Twiga, saying she was believed to have been one of the oldest in captivity. The female Maasai giraffe was born in Los Angeles Zoo in ...

A zoo in Texas has announced the death of its 31-year-old giraffe, Twiga. The female Masai giraffe was believed to be the oldest giraffe in captivity, according to the zoo. Twiga was born at the Los ...

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