The Buffalo Zoo is open once again! Here's what you need to know

For the first time since the pandemic started, the Buffalo Zoo is reopening starting Thursday, July 2nd.

AND YOUR FAMILYMANAGE THE NEWPRESSURES THATCOME WITH THECORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.AND AS WE KEEPWORKING TOWARDSREBOUNDING HERE INWESTERN NEW YORK--YOU'LL HAVE ONEMORE OPTION TOENTERTAIN YOURFAMILY THIS SUMMER!STARTING IN JUST AFEW HOURS --THE BUFFALO ZOO ISOPENING TOMEMBERS--WITH SOME NEWGUIDELINES TO KEEPYOU SAFE, OFCOURSE!AND THAT'S WHEREWE FIND JEFFSLAWSON THISMORNING --SHOWING US WHATTHE ZOO IS DOING TOENSURE YOU CANHAVE SOME SAFESUMMER FUN!THE BUFFALO ZOO ISSET TO REOPEN ONTHURSDAY, JULY 2.THE ZOO ANNOUNCEDTHE PLANNEDREOPENING DATE ONFRIDAY, IN ADDITION TOENHANCED HEALTHAND SAFETYMEASURES TO HELPPROTECT GUESTS,TEAM MEMBERS ANDANIMALS ALIKE.BUFFALO ZOO SAFESTEPS INCLUDE:TEMPERATURE CHECKSUSING NO-TOUCHFOREHEADTHERMOMETERS FORALL GUESTS AND TEAMMEMBERS.REQUIRED MASKS/FACECOVERINGS FOR ALLGUESTS AGE TWO ANDABOVE.A DEDICATED CLEANINGAND DISINFECTIONTEAM AND A CLOSUREEVERY TUESDAY FORDEEP CLEANING ANDSANITATIONREDUCED DAILY GUESTCAPACITY TO ASSISTWITH SOCIALDISTANCING.REQUIRED ADVANCEONLINE TICKETPURCHASE ATBUFFALOZOO.ORG,TIMED ENTRY ANDTOUCHLESS, CASHLESSTRANSACTIONS.MODIFICATIONS TOSOME GUESTPATHWAYS ANDCLOSURES OF SOMEEXHIBIT FEATURESIT'S IMPORTANT TONOTE, ON THURSDAY,JULY 2 THE ZOO WILLREOPEN TO MEMBERSONLY.

IT WILL OPEN TOTHE GENERAL PUBLICON FRIDAY, JULY 3.

THEZOO WILL BE CLOSEDON TUESDAYS FORDEEP CLEANING ANDDISINFECTION.THE BUFFALO ZOO HASBEEN CLOSED SINCEMARCH DUE TO THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.LIKE JEFF SAID --WE'VE POSTED ANARTICLE FOR YOU ONWKBW DOT COM--SHOWING ALL OF THE