Byculla zoo
Byculla zoo entry fee hike doesn’t deter penguins’ fans
The civic body had received a lot of flak after it had hiked the entry fee by ten-fold from Rs 5 to Rs 50 from August 1 this year.
Ashish Shelar seeks SIT probe into penguin procurement at Byculla zoo
Shelar alleged that one of the penguins died after bringing it to the zoo because it was already infected by bacteria.
Post August 1, pay Rs 100 instead of Rs 5 to enter Byculla zoo
A family of four will be allowed into the zoo by paying a fee of just Rs 100.
Tribals agitate against Byculla zoo’s extension
Sai Bangoda is home to 350 families; and Gaodevi and Bohrikhan to 50 and 80 families, respectively.
Two-year-old female penguin left alone as others find partners
A year after the penguins were brought to the zoo, all of them barring Bubble have selected their mates.
CZA questions selfie points at Byculla zoo
The park has now taken measures to reduce littering around the cafeteria.
BJP does volte-face, opposes zoo fee hike
BJP members had supported the move to increase the zoo fee in the civic markets and gardens committee on Monday.
Now pay 20 times more to enter Byculla zoo
The BMC has now decided to club together entry and penguin viewing charges.
Watch Byculla zoo penguins frolic on slide, seesaw soon
The zoo authorities have also ordered feeding balls, which have little openings from where the penguins will take out fish to eat.
Byculla zoo to shelter lions from Gujarat soon
BMC has approached two Gujarat zoos asking for Asiatic lions.