By Rachael Risby Raz | International Relations Manager
VeeVee Merlin-Knopp, our Animal Assisted Therapy Coordinator reports on the past year of challenges:
"We have been seeing our groups on and off throughout the covid-19 pandemic.
Some groups had less restrictions and were allowed to come more often. Other groups are just returning now.
We continued our weekly sessions throughout this period, once a week on zoom.
On coming back to the Zoo, the overall feeling from the kids and their staff is one of relief and freedom.
There is an overall appreciation for nature. The kids have a need to be outside, to run and to just have fun.
Some kids couldn’t wait to get back to the Animal House classrooms to reconnect with “their” animals!! They truly missed them!!
For most, in returning to the Zoo there is a feeling of “rebirth” and of gratitude."
The Zoo (and Aquarium) reopened on February 21 after being closed again during Israel's third lockdown at the end of 2020.
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