Royal Bengal tiger Shakti dies at Mumbai’s Byculla zoo

Royal Bengal Tiger Shakti, aged 9.6 years, died at Byculla Zoo on November 17, 2025, due to pyogranulomatous pneumonia leading to respiratory failure. The tiger, brought from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2020, showed no prior illness. Post-mortem findings are being further analyzed, and the zoo has communicated the details as per regulations.