N.C. ZOO TO REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH SATURDAY

ASHEBORO-The North Carolina Zoo will remain closed to the public on Saturday, Feb. 6, due to the most recent frozen precipitation. But the park will resume regular winter operating hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily on Sunday, Feb. 7.

The zoo has already been closed since January 30 as the result of winter weather that left walkways and service roads hazardous for visitors. Zoo employees will report to work Saturday under Inclement Weather Plan A.

The zoo is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment & Natural Resources, Dee Freeman, Secretary; Beverly E. Perdue, Governor.

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