After months of closure the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor has Friday, 9th December, 2022 reopened the Accra Zoo to the general public, urging all Ghanaians and the diaspora to patronise the Zoo even as the festive season approaches.
“As we approach the festive season, I want to encourage all of us, both Ghanaians and foreigners alike and particularly our dear students to patronise and interact with nature. The Accra Zoo, I can assure you is safe and you are all warmly welcome to visit” He
The Zoo was shut down in August on the instructions of the Minister after an intruder was attacked by the lions. Before this unfortunate incident, renovations were ongoing to intensify security systems, provide more facilities to ensure the comfort of visitors and make the Zoo more interesting and exciting.
Speaking at the reopening ceremony, the Minister underscored the importance of Zoos and ecotourism in general to the soc
