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Puerto Rico to close lone zoo after years of complaints

Por: ABC News World February 28, 2023

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico is closing the U.S. territory’s only zoo following years of suspected negligence, a lack of resources and deaths of animals that were highlighted by activists.The Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in the western coastal town of Mayaguez has remained closed since s Irma and Maria battered the island in September 2017, with activists questioning the state of the zoo’s more than 300 animals and their future. Puerto... + full article



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