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    Byculla Zoo News

    Byculla Zoo agrees to swap capuchin monkeys for Asiatic lions from Gujarat’s Sakkarbaug Zoo

    Byculla Zoo agrees to swap capuchin monkeys for Asiatic lions from Gujarat’s Sakkarbaug Zoo
    Cities
    Published 119 days ago

    Byculla zoo set to get two pairs of Asiatic lions from Gujarat’s Sakkarbaug Zoo

    Mumbai, India - October 04, 2023: School children passing near a empty Lions cage on the occasion of the World Animal day, at Byculla Zoo in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, October 04, 2023. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Published 126 days ago

    BMC moots picnic for over 66,000 students to Byculla zoo, SGNP at ₹4.4 crore

    36,720 class 4 students in BMC schools would be taken to Byculla zoo at a cost of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2.31 crore, at the rate of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>630 per student, while 29,064 class 7 students would be taken to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) at a cost of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2.03 crore, at the rate of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>700 per head.
    Cities
    Updated 192 days ago

    Vacant lion enclosure at Byculla zoo prompts mayor to seek Asiatic lions from Gujarat

    In 2021, a new enclosure was built for lions as part of the second phase of Byculla zoo’s redevelopment. It has been lying vacant since. (Raju Shinde/HT PHoto)
    Cities
    Published 200 days ago

    Byculla zoo’s exotic zone to be upgraded soon

    The Byculla zoo also known as the Veermaa Jijabai Bhonsale Udyan (VJBU) is set to upgrade its ‘exotic zone’ with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issuing tenders for a new facility. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 290 days ago

    Mumbai zoo loses Royal Bengal Tiger Shakti to lung failure

    Mumbai, India – July 29, 2025: Visitors look at the Royal Bengal Tiger "Shakti" roaming inside its enclosure on the occasion of International Tiger Day, at Byculla Zoo, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/ Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Published 299 days ago

    Mumbai Byculla Zoo plans expansion to house 40 penguins, prevent territorial fights

    The zoo authorities have offered penguins in exchange programmes to multiple zoos, but had no takers as the cost of their upkeep is significant. (HT Photo/ Representative photo)
    Cities
    Published 424 days ago

    Byculla zoo sees sharp drop in animal deaths, but concerns remain over missing species

    Byculla zoo sees sharp drop in animal deaths, but concerns remain over missing species
    Cities
    Published 443 days ago

    Gharials arrive at Byculla Zoo after five-year wait, via Ranchi exchange

    Mumbai, India - June 26, 2025: 4 new Gharials of 6 to 8 years have been brought from Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park in Ranchi as a part of the animal exchange program to Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo, at Byculla in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, June 26, 2025. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Published 452 days ago

    Blackbucks arrive at Byculla zoo from Pune

    Mumbai, India - April 8, 2025:Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan gets Black Buck after 6 year, at Byculla, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Published 531 days ago

    Mulund bird park gets provisional nod from CZA

    Mulund bird park gets provisional nod from CZA
    Cities
    Published 600 days ago

    After years of delay, BMC invites ₹60 crore tender for tunnel aquarium at Byculla zoo

    Mumbai, India - Jan. 9, 2020: An initiative of Project Mumbai and Mumbai Zoo (Byculla).Heritage Walk at the Zoo for the Disabled in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2020. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Updated 918 days ago

    Byculla Zoo spends ₹20 crore on empty cages

    The lion enclosure has been ready for more than two years, and a lion exchange programme was almost confirmed from the Sakkarbaug Zoo, Junagadh, in exchange for zebras from Israel, the official said, adding, “But at the last minute, the approval for zebras was redacted, and the exchange has been stuck ever since. Even now, there is no estimated time of arrival for the lions.” (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Updated 1111 days ago

    Vacations, new attractions behind increased footfall at Byculla Zoo

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    Cities
    Updated 1214 days ago

    New attraction at Byculla zoo: Penguin chicks, tiger cubs

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    Cities
    Updated 1230 days ago

    Video: Newborn penguin triplets now star attraction of Mumbai's Byculla zoo

    Videograb of the newborn penguin chicks at Byculla zoo, Mumbai.
    Cities
    Published 1399 days ago

    Mumbai's civic-run zoo to expand by 10 acres for new animals

    Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials said work in the first two phases is expected to cost <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>175 crore and tenders for its have already been floated. (Pratik Chorge/HT Photo)
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    Published 1940 days ago
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