CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Zoo reopened its gorilla enclosure on Tuesday with strengthened security measures. <br /> <br />The zoo hopes the installation of a new barrier can help avoid a repeat of an incident last month, when 17-year-old gorilla Harambe was shot and killed after a 4-year-old boy fell into the enclosure. <br /> <br />The enclosure's old barrier was 3-feet high, with a stainless steel railing and horizontal cables, Reuters reported. The new one is 6 inches higher, with solid wood beams at the top and bottom, and knotted rope netting. The zoo has also installed three new surveillance cameras. <br /> <br />Additional security measures remain in place, including more than 5-feet of thick bushes and a 15-foot drop to a shallow moat.
