Page 24 - Fourways Gardens Issue 9 October 2023
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Estate News
ECOKIDS AT FOURWAYS GARDENS
n Saturday, 26 August, we children living in the estate. This event including a snake, an owl and hissing
hosted our first EcoKids event was the result of that conversation. The cockroaches. The children were allowed
in the estate. Some time ago, attendance was great – everyone came to touch the animals and they learnt a lot
Oour chief operations manager to the party and enjoyed a wonderful about them.
Rudy de Vente, and young conservationist morning together.
resident, Luke Horsman, who spends lots Some of Johannesburg Zoo’s stuffed
of time with the staff from City Parks as Lucky Mpolobosho and Percy Rathogwa animals also made an appearance; these
well as the zoo, asked them how they oversee our Nature Reserve and cranes. included a lion and a red panda. The kids
could work together to impart their Their team brought some interesting were fascinated and thrilled to learn more
love of nature and animals to other live specimens for the children to see, about what the zoo does for conservation.
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