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Pittsburgh Zoo reopens after storm cleanup

By Patrick Damp

August 7, 2022 / 7:39 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Zoo reopens on Sunday

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Animal lovers can once again visit the Pittsburgh Zoo!

The zoo was shut down yesterday to clean up after Friday's severe storms and it will reopen later on Sunday morning.

They said there was no extensive damage to any enclosures or zoo structures.

Meanwhile, we're waiting to hear from the city if the Highland Park Pool will reopen.

it was shut down on Saturday due to a mudslide.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.