Get ready for an Owl'oween like no other at Joburg Zoo! 🦉🌛
Join us on Saturday, 28 October 2023 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm for a spooky good time.
Tickets: R150 for adults, R80 for kids (3-12 years) and pensioners, sold at the gate.
Bring your loved ones for a night of chilling
This is Not A Scam. This is a Real Deal Joburg🎊🎊🎊
Joburg Zoo is turning 120 years old and we want to have a whale of a time with you🎊🐋
In the spirit of celebration, we are dropping our entrance fee to an unbelievable R20 for everyone from 1 – 29 March 2024🥳🥳
Bring your
Eight public benches which were the focus of an artistic experiment in social distancing in Johannesburg last month, will now be leaving a legacy following their donation to the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens by Stella Artois
Thanks to
@StellaArtoisZA
for the donation
🎼Get ready to groove and celebrate all the amazing moms out there! Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo proudly presents the ultimate Mother's Day concert on Sunday, 12 May 2024! For three decades, this concert has been the talk of the town, and this year promises to be even more
It's blazing hot in Joburg today!☀️☀️🔥🔥💥
To help our furry friends stay chilled in this sweltering weather, we treated them to some mouthwatering frozen delights! 🍧🍉🍇
With a blend of fresh fruits and wobbly jelly, these icy treats were an instant hit with our chimps, and
Warmer days are finally here 🌞
Come spend the first weekend of Spring with us 🌸
⏰ Open from 9:00 - 17:30
😷 No mask, no entry
🍔 Own food is allowed or grab a bite at Stages restaurant
🎫 R110 for adults & R65 for kids
#ExploreJoburg
#visitjoburgzoo
Thanks to
@Azania_
and
@SkyNet_ZA
for donating boxes of bananas to the Zoo as a birthday gift to our beloved gorilla, Makokou who turned 36 on the 9th of July 🦍🍌🍌🍌
We also shared some of the bananas with our friends at Lory Park Animal and Owl Sanctuary
#MakokouTurns36
Zoo staff forming a human 114 to mark the start of the Zoo's 114th birthday month. Support our special activities during March and celebrate with us!
#Zoo114
#JoburZoo114
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) is mandated by the City of Johannesburg to manage the City’s cemeteries, parks and designated public open spaces as well as to ensure that its environmental conservation function is carried out. This includes the maintenance of all street
We urge the public not to deface trees in our parks by placing memorial plaques on them. This opens the trees to disease and parasites. Remember your loved ones by plating a tree or donating a bench to a park of your choice.
Lets respect our trees🌳
#JoburgTrees
It's a baby boom at the Zoo! 🎉 We are overjoyed to welcome the newest addition to our primate family—a baby Black-crested Mangabey! 🐒 At just three months old, this little one is already stealing our hearts with its playful energy and curious eyes.
Come visit and share in the
PLEASE NOTE:
The Johannesburg Zoo will be closed until further notice due to protest action. All feeding, enrichment and veterinary services at the Zoo will continue uninterrupted as the well-being of the animals in our care remains a high priority.
#staysafe
#JoburgZoo
Jhb Zoo Lake Users Committee: Project stop erosion and beautify zoo lake is 80% complete. Thank you to all committee members and Frans Haslam for improving Zoo Lake - a true flagship park🌳
#Jcpzpartnerships
The JCPZ team, Bryanfern Residents Association and the Fourways Lions Club had a river clean up this past Saturday where 124 bags of litter were collected in the river over 2 hours. Here's to another successful collaboration with the community 🌳🚯
#JCPZPartnerships
Visit our Botanical Gardens for a picnic, walk with your dog or a jog
The Botanical gardens contain an attractive mix of bunched indigenous and exotics surrounded by lawns, overlooking the 7,5-hectare Emmarentia Dam
#JoburgParks
#JBG
#Weserveyou
#JCPZ
More pictures of the snow in the zoo yesterday.
Some of our residents were curious and decided to brave the cold and have a stroll in their ‘white blanket’ enclosures.
*PS – our animals have night rooms & shelters to protect them from any weather conditions.
📸 by Kyle Smith
Brrrr🥶❄️⛄️
Joburg Zoo covered in snow ❄️
Please note that most of our animals have opted to stay in their night rooms today to keep warm 🐾.
#JoburgSnow
#Joburgzoo
Our Parks, Zoo and Nature Reserves are open for you to enjoy beautiful winter days this weekend. As per Level 4 Covid regulations, gatherings such as picnics are not allowed.
Enjoy the outdoors responsibly, stay safe and keep your masks on.
Boots on the ground💚
A clean-up of the stream is underway at Johannesburg Botanical Garden led by the JBG team with the assistance of the Cooperatives.
#JCPZServices
#JoburgCares
#jcpzatwork
Our mission of
#GreeningTheCity
continues, today we planted 250 trees in Lenasia opposite Rose Park with the help of the community & various partners 🌳 Thanks to everyone who joined us and made this possible
Father's Day is around the corner & Dads deserve all the love on their special day 😁
Johannesburg Zoo is giving dads free entry on Fathers Day between 9:00 - 11:00 - Dads, don't worry about the cold, coffee is also on us, compliments of the Stages Restaurant
#ZooFathersDay
We are in full force again in the Bezuidenhout Valley Precinct to address the seasonal maintenance backlogs caused by the recent heavy rains
#JCPZBlitz
#JoburgServices
Are you celebrating your birthday in March?🎈🎁🎉
Come celebrate your birthday with us at the Zoo, don't worry about entry, IT'S ON US
🆔 Please bring proof of identification for verification
😬 March babies promo applies to people of all ages
🗓 Promo applies for March 2021
The Zoo is mourning the passing of Kinkel, a 35 year old male elephant who died yesterday morning. The cause of death is still unknown however he started being ill on Monday. The staff worked throughout the night & he was supervised by his keeper, Alice but sadly lost his battle.
Let’s give our newest Joburg Zoo family members a very warm welcome – the Ankole Cows!
Ankole Cows are mostly known for their long horns that can reach up to 7 feet!
Our newest additions are around 2 years old and are a part of the Tutsi cattle family.
#closerthanyouthink
One of Johannesburg's biggest green lungs and an ambler's paradise, Delta Park (Region B) offers 104 hectares of grassland and woodland to explore. The park feature a dam, a wild-bird sanctuary and hide,a scout training ground.
#VisitOurParks
#LoveYourPark
#JoburgServices
#JCPZ
Happy Women's Day 🌺
Today, we celebrate all the women in Horticulture and Urban Forestry within JCPZ who work tirelessly in the green spaces within the City
#HappyWomensDay
The Johannesburg Zoo houses 9 lions made up of 3 prides:
Pride 1 - All females: Sabi 7 years old and two juveniles 1 year old Zuri and Sarabi
Pride 2 - Two females 2-year-old, Hiera and Aurora, male 2year old Fang
#IndigenousAnimalWednesdays
A life-size, 5m tall giraffe sculpture has been erected at The Wilds today, the aim is to create a landmark and get people to visit the park and enjoy the outdoors
#WelcometotheWildside
🦒
Good Morning Joburg 🌞
Today, the Executive Mayor,
@GeoffMakhubo
will be at Kliprivier Nature Reserve to enjoy the great outdoors & some social therapy by taking part in a 5km hike
#SocialTherapy
2 hours to go until the monumental release of 400 Pickersgill's Reed Frogs in Buffelsdraai in KZN - catch all the action of our Facebook page
@TheJohannesburgZoo
at 13:30 🐸
#JCPZARP
#HoppingHome
📢 PLEASE NOTE 📢 Due to the storms this weekend, we are prioritizing fallen trees obstructing main roads and fallen on walls, homes and vehicles. We are appealing for patience as our teams work to attend to your queries 🌳🌧
The Johannesburg Zoo is open throughout the long weekend from 9:00 - 17:30 😀
Our entrance fees are:
Adults R110
Kids R65 (3 - 12 years old)
Pensioners R65
@CityofJoburgZA
Plan your zoo visit to make the most of your outing!
🔌Avoid the queues by arriving early. Tickets are available at the gate.
🍔Pack your picnic basket or grab a bite at Stages restaurant.
🛺Golfcarts are available for hire, no prebooking required.
🗺️Zoo map is available at the
We are back with the 2nd annual
#FestivalofLights
in which features an enchanting collection of illuminated life-size animal characters, entertainment & food and craft night market
Get your tickets now during our
#BlackFriday
special
@webtickets
and get a 50% discount ✨✨
JCPZ has become aware and concerned about footage showing a private company illegally cutting branches of public trees, of which JCPZ is the custodian. We have been in contact with the company involved and will have further discussions with them during the week.
Today, our gorilla Makokou is undergoing surgery to remove polyps relevant to chronic rhinitis at the Joburg Zoo Veterninary Hospital. The surgery will be attended by ENT specialists and veterinarians. We wish you well Makokou 🦍
#MakokouSurgery
Joburgers are streaming to the Joburg Zoo to treat their moms to our Mother's Day Concert! The DJ is setting the tone and the weather is beautiful - what are you waiting for! Tickets are on sale at the gates - see you soon!
Today Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba worked side by side with employees for Joburg City Parks and Zoo to clean up in Springfield, Rosettenville as part of the A Re Sebetseng campaign in which
@CityofJoburgZA
clean up around their places of work once a month
#Aresebetsengcojstaff
Hello March Babies 🎂💃
Raise your hand🙋♀️🙋 if you are visiting the zoo and making use of the
#joburgzoo120birthday
celebration discounts.
🎊Offer is valid from 1 - 29 March 2024
🎊Bring proof for verification purposes
🎊Beat the queues and pre buy your tickets at the zoo
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo continues to rehabilitate and maintain wetlands across the City in an effort to minimise the impact of drought and flooding and provide water.
#wetlandsrestoration
#JCPZ
#wetlandsmonth2023
JCPZ team on the ground carrying out grass cutting at Karee Park & Sundowner Park. Click the link below to view maintenance schedule for your area:
#weservejoburg
We would like to send out thanks to Grant Goddard for clearing a drain at Delta Park. Grant is a familiar face in Region B always volunteering to keep parks clean & vibrant 🌳🌱
MMC
@mphomoerane
“it is estimated that we have 6 million trees in the
@CityofJoburgZA
and this is for this reason that the city is regarded and the largest man-made forest”
#ArborMonth
🌳
In preparation for the JUMA and JURA on 3 and 2 June, JCPZ is working with BAM and Hollard to ensure clean water bodies on the route. 90 learners and participants are involved in water testing and treating exercises today. MMC
@NonnysZA
joined the group to assist.
Johannesburg has more than 2 300 parks and over 10 000 hectares of green, nature experiences to comfort and inspire. JCPZ invites you to explore the nature areas of Joburg with family & friends, enjoy our parks, and let nature restore body & spirit by walking Joburg's trails.
Would you like to report a fallen tree or an uprooted tree?
📲Send a WhatsApp to 082 803 0748 & include an image, address and contact number in your WhatsApp message
🌳
Thokoza Park switches on & YOU are invited💡
Join us on Saturday as we launch the newly installed outdoor TV screen. Bring your picnic basket, friends & enjoy the day with us 📺
#WelcomeOutside
We are on standby to attend to fallen trees and branches as a result of stormy weather (as per the weather bureau) this weekend! Please contact 011 375 5555 (select option 0) to report potentially dangerous traffic hazards and all other fallen trees. Operating 24 hours, daily!
JCPZ will be hosting their clean-up blitz at Rhodes Park, Region F from the 28th - 30th October. Residents are welcome to join just bring your garden tools 🌳
#WelcomeOutside