Mumbai’s Byculla Zoo closer to getting four Asiatic lions from Gujarat
Under the proposed exchange, the Mumbai zoo will transfer three pairs of tufted capuchin monkeys to Sakkarbaug. Both zoos have already agreed to the exchange, the BMC said
Mumbai’s Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Garden and Zoo in Byculla, commonly known as Rani Baug, is on the verge of receiving four Asiatic lions from Gujarat’s Sakkarbaug Zoological Park. This development comes after a meeting between Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at Patel’s residence in Gandhinagar.
The Gujarat administration has been directed to expedite the administrative process for the animal exchange, which includes transferring two pairs of Asiatic lions from Sakkarbaug to Byculla zoo in return for three pairs of tufted capuchin monkeys.
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