A tiger is making East Texas its new home at the Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin. Ellen Trout Zoo welcomed the arrival of a male ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Lufkin’s Ellen Trout Zoo has announced the addition of a new endangered Malayan tiger to its exhibits.

The Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin has announced that they now have a Malayan tiger. The Malayan species is critically endangered ...

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 kicked off their “Princess and the Frog” tea party at the zoo’s education center on Saturday in Lufkin. This event offered children ages 12 and under an ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

#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 ...

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 ...