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BMC launches Rs 490-crore plan to bring exotic animals to Byculla zoo expansion

Civic body’s R490-crore zoo expansion plan to introduce 20 exotic animals to Mumbai has been set in motion; expansion will take place on 10 acres adjacent to the zoo

06 December, 2025 07:33 AM IST | Eshanpriya MS

A white lion, Black jaguar, Lorikeet, Gorilla, Ring-tailed lemurs, Tamarin, Giant anteater, Black swan, Wallaby and Oryx. Representation Pics/iStock

Second tiger death at Byculla Zoo weeks after Shakti’s passing

According to information from the Byculla Zoo authorities, Rudra was born with Trypanosoma and was extremely weak at birth. Over the past three years, various treatments were administered to Rudra

04 December, 2025 07:02 PM IST | Eshanpriya MS

A white lion, Black jaguar, Lorikeet, Gorilla, Ring-tailed lemurs, Tamarin, Giant anteater, Black swan, Wallaby and Oryx. Representation Pics/iStock

Mumbai Diary: Thursday Dossier

04 December, 2025 06:23 AM IST| Team mid-day

PIC/Kirti Surve Parade

Mumbai: BMC launches fresh conservation drive for Byculla zoo’s heritage core

03 December, 2025 07:06 AM IST| Eeshanpriya MS

The zoo’s railing rests on century-old stone blocks embedded in the ground. File pic/Ashish Raje

Bonsai and origami exhibition opens at Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Garden

28 November, 2025 05:52 PM IST| mid-day online correspondent

Gagrani noted the long-standing cultural ties between India and Japan, adding that the exhibition celebrates the “fusion of natural beauty and human creativity.”

Autopsy reveals pneumonia killed Byculla Zoo tiger Shakti; final report awaited

27 November, 2025 08:27 AM IST| Eeshanpriya MS

Shakti was brought to the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Garden and Zoo on February 12, 2020. Pic/By Special Arrangement

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Shakti, the Royal Bengal Tiger, dies from pneumonia-induced respiratory failure

26 November, 2025 06:41 PM IST| A Correspondent

Royal Bengal Tiger Shakti was brought to Byculla Zoo in 2020. PIC/Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo

Byculla Zoo holds NDRF workshop on chemical, radiological disaster preparedness

21 November, 2025 08:16 PM IST| A Correspondent

The workshop was held at the 3D Auditorium in the Humboldt Penguin Section of the zoo.

Mumbai: Biodiversity workshop at Byculla Zoo to mark World Wildlife Week

06 October, 2025 07:37 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent

The initiative aims to promote awareness and conserve native species in Mumbai’s green spaces. Representational Pic

BMC’s Rs 100 crore bird park project in Mulund to take flight in 3 months

30 August, 2025 06:32 PM IST | Eshanpriya MS

The park will be developed on an existing amenity plot in Mulund. Representational Pic/File

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