National Zoological Park holds 15th Sunday Bird Walk and 4th Butterfly and Dragonfly Walk

27 September 2026

The National Zoological Park (NZP), New Delhi, organised the fourth edition of the ‘Butterfly and Dragonfly Walk @ NZP’ and the fifteenth edition of the ‘Sunday Bird Walk @ NZP’.
The walks were conducted from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM under the expert guidance of Sh. Rohit Sharma, Bird Expert, and Sh. Ramver, Butterfly and Dragonfly Expert.
A total of 15 participants took part in the walks.
Participants documented 47 bird species, with observations of more than 750 individual birds, along with 8 butterfly species, 10 dragonfly species and 5 damselfly species in the walk area.
Dr. Sanjeet Kumar, Director, National Zoological Park, said such nature walks strengthen field-identification skills and contribute to biodiversity documentation.
NZP is to celebrate Wildlife Week 2026 from 2nd - 8th October 2026.