Chester Zoo reopens its doors after Storm Eunice forced temporary closure

It was forced to close at the weekend due to the arrival of Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin and the bad weather that came with both storms.

The UK saw disruption and damage caused by the storm and at least three people were killed as a result.

Animal lovers can now return to Chester Zoo though as doors opened again on Tuesday, February 22.

🙌 WE'RE BACK OPEN! 🙌

Storm Franklin has passed and despite a little drizzle, the weather is now much calmer today⛅️

We're really looking forward to welcoming you to #TheZoo!

P.S. How cute are Dobby and mum Oni together? 😍 pic.twitter.com/O0YctjNn2Y

— Chester Zoo (@chesterzoo) February 22, 2022

Also on Tuesday, Chester Zoo revealed there are currently almost 200 job vacancies available for a variety of roles including zookeepers and artists.

Although the Zoo was closed, it did take to Twitter to announce the gender of its new aardvark calf.

…IT’S A GIRL 😍♥️

We’re over the moon to reveal that our new aardvark calf Dobby is a baby girl 🥰🙌#chesterzoo #wildlife #conservation #aardvark pic.twitter.com/DxIFfmbcPi

— Chester Zoo (@chesterzoo) February 18, 2022

The tweet reads: “...IT’S A GIRL We’re over the moon to reveal that our new aardvark calf Dobby is a baby girl #chesterzoo #wildlife #conservation #aardvark” followed by some heart and celebratory emojis.

Longleat also closed it's doors due to the bad weather at the weekend and has since reopened.