Even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to open the gates of Veermata Jijabai Bhosle Udyan, i.e., the Byculla zoo after a long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be some time before Mumbaikars will be able to visit owing to restrictions following reports of bird flu. 

The BMC has claimed that this is the first aviary in the country where native aquatic birds from over 100 species can be viewed by citizens by walking through the aviary. Animals such as the hyena, fox, jackal, leopard, bear and pond turtle, will also be available for public viewing. There will be no additional charges for the same and the entry price remains at R60, which also includes the fee for viewing the much popular penguin enclosure.