National Zoological Garden

21/09/2025

20/09/2025

♻️🌍 National Recycling Week South Africa 🌍♻️

📅 15 – 20 September 2025
This week we unite to take action where we live, work and play.

Let’s:
✅ Reduce waste
✅ Reuse what we can
✅ Recycle responsibly

Together, our small actions add up to a big difference for the planet. 💚

19/09/2025

18/09/2025

https://10milliontrees.dffe.gov.za/10milliontrees/home

DYK? 🌳
Indigenous trees such as the Acacia karoo (commonly known as the Sweet Thorn) grow naturally in South Africa.

They not only provide shade and shelter but also play an important role in supporting biodiversity. 🌍✨

16/09/2025

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15/09/2025

Weekends spent in nature are more rejuvenating ☀️

Get the SANBI Passport to Nature and:
🌱 Connect with South Africa’s living heritage
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Make beautiful outdoor memories with loved ones
📈 Support conservation and the communities around our biodiversity hotspots

Make every outing part of a bigger story of growth, discovery and belonging. ✨

Start your Year of Discovery, this September.

https://www.sanbi.org/sanbi-annual-membership/

14/09/2025

13/09/2025

Can you ID? 🤔

11/09/2025

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https://10milliontrees.dffe.gov.za/10milliontrees/home

🌍 Environmental Benefits

Produce oxygen: Trees are natural oxygen factories, vital for human survival.

Clean the air: They absorb pollutants like carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and dust.

Combat climate change: Trees store carbon, helping to reduce greenhouse gases.

Regulate temperature: Shade and transpiration from trees cool the environment, reducing heat.

Prevent soil erosion: Roots stabilize the soil and reduce flooding risks.

🏡 Social & Health Benefits

Boost mental health: Being around trees reduces stress, anxiety, and depression.

Encourage physical activity: Parks and tree-filled spaces invite walking, jogging, and play.

Provide relaxation: Green spaces promote peace and well-being.

Improve air quality indoors & outdoors: Cleaner air means healthier lungs.

💰 Economic Benefits

Increase property values: Homes near trees and parks are more attractive.

Save energy: Shade reduces cooling costs in summer; windbreaks cut heating costs in winter.

Support livelihoods: Trees provide timber, fruit, medicine, and other resources.

Attract tourism: Botanical gardens, forests, and parks draw visitors.

🌿 Biodiversity Benefits

Provide habitats: Trees shelter birds, insects, and countless other species.

Support ecosystems: Forests are home to diverse plants and animals that balance nature.

10/09/2025

25% off Individual Annual Membership fee

This Tourism Month only

Family time feels richer outdoors 🦋🌸🦒

From children chasing butterflies to grandparents sharing family lore under shady trees, SANBI’s network of gardens and zoos are the perfect sites for generations to connect.

With a Passport to Nature, you can explore together, collecting stamps, unlocking rewards and making memories along the way! 🌿

Start your Year of Discovery, this September and get 25% off the Individual Annual Membership fee.

https://www.sanbi.org/sanbi-annual-membership/

09/09/2025

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