According to senior officials, the city’s sole botanical garden-zoo has seen an uptick in visitors since the past two years owing to the launch of its ambitious revamp project.
While the popular penguin exhibit at the zoo has a capacity to house 25 penguins, with the birth of the latest batch of penguin chicks Coco (female), Stella (female) and Jerry (male) this year, the total number of aquatic birds has now shot up to 18.
Speaking to mediapersons in Gandhinagar, Patel – also the government spokesperson – said that the new variant was less virulent and while there is no need to panic, one should be on alert.
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The civic body wants to shift birds from Byculla zoo, get more exotic species in the dedicated space in Nahur, its November tender received just one bid