Bandung Zoo Opened Again Without Permission, City Government Immediately Issues SE Ban On Visits

BANDUNG - The City Government (Pemkot) of Bandung, West Java, issued a Circular (SE) containing a ban on visiting the Bandung Zoo (Bandung Zoo) after it was discovered that the management had reopened the tourist area since last week without official permission.

Bandung Mayor Muhammad Farhan said the ban was issued because the Bandung Zoo manager did not yet have a land lease permit to the Bandung City Government, which is the legal owner of the zoo land.

"Yes, because we still don't have an official manager. That (SE) was a response from the second warning, so as not to make things worse," said Farhan in Bandung, Antara, Wednesday, October 29.

The prohibition is contained in the Bandung City Regional Secretariat Letter (Setda) Number 162-BKAD/2025 regarding the Prohibition of Visits to the Bandung Zoo.

Farhan explained that currently the Bandung City Government is still waiting for a decision from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) regarding the determination of the new manager of Bandung Zoo.

"So we really made sure that the licensing issue was safe first, so we could find out who the manager was. Only after that can it be reopened to the community," he said.

Previously, Bandung Zoo Public Relations Sulawesi Syafi 'i announced the limited opening of the zoo area by providing free access for students and invited guests.

According to Sulhan, the decision to open a tourist area was made because of the large number of requests from schools that wanted to make zoos part of learning activities.

"Many schools want to visit because of curriculum needs, so today we are opening Bandung Zoo," said Sulhan.

Bandung Zoo sendiri sebelumnya ditutup sejak 6 Agustus 2025 karena persoalan perizinan dan pengelolaan lahan.

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Bandung Zoo itself was previously closed since August 6, 2025 due to licensing and land management issues.