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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

Published 50 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)

Published 57 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.

Updated 123 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)

Published 131 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)

Published 221 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)

Published 230 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)

Published 355 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

Published 374 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)

Published 383 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)

Published 462 days ago

Mulund bird park gets provisional nod from CZA

Mulund bird park gets provisional nod from CZA

Published 531 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)

Updated 849 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)

Updated 1042 days ago

Vacations, new attractions behind increased footfall at Byculla Zoo

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Updated 1145 days ago

New attraction at Byculla zoo: Penguin chicks, tiger cubs

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Updated 1161 days ago

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

Videograb of the newborn penguin chicks at Byculla zoo, Mumbai.

Published 1330 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)

Published 1871 days ago

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