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Guests Return To Maryland Zoo After Coronavirus Closure

"It's a day we've all been waiting for," Maryland Zoo CEO Kirby Fowler said.

Some of the changes you’ll see at the zoo include one way paths, lots of hand sanitizer and time ticketing, meaning you have to go online, sign up for a time and pay for your ticket before visiting.
Some of the changes you’ll see at the zoo include one way paths, lots of hand sanitizer and time ticketing, meaning you have to go online, sign up for a time and pay for your ticket before visiting. (WJZ)

BALTIMORE, MD — For the first time in more than three months, the Maryland Zoo welcomed guests through its doors as it reopened to visitors. The zoo had been closed since March 16 because of the coronavirus pandemic. It will be open to members only from June 24 to June 26 and open to the public on June 27.

“We are excited. It’s nice that it’s outside, so it’s still safe,” said member Kerry Graves. “It’s just nice to get out and see the animals again — we’ve missed them."

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