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Mumbai: In a first of its kind, Taxidermy Museum To Open Soon In Borivali's SGNP

Additionally, a cat orientation centre will also come up at SGNP around the same time. The tourists coming to SGNP can also visit the cat orientation centre, where they will be able to get information about the small and big wildcats.

Mumbai: In a first of its kind, Taxidermy Museum To Open Soon In Borivali's SGNP
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India’s first taxidermy centre museum is all set to open soon for the public at Mumbai’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). The aim behind this is to educate visitors and create awareness.

The taxidermy is an art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals (especially vertebrates) for display (as hunting trophies) or other sources of study. It can be done on all vertebrate species of animals, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians.

At the taxidermy centre two tigers, three leopards, two lions and other small mammals and birds will be displayed in thematic dioramas depicting natural history.

The newly developed taxidermy centre has an ample amount of space along with a viewing gallery where the exhibits, that have been prepared, will be kept for display.

The work on the taxidermy centre and cat orientation centre is nearing completion and final touches are being given after which it will be thrown open for visitors, said SGNP Field Director and Chief Conservator of Forest (CCF). SGNP’s taxidermy centre was set up in 2009.

Additionally, a cat orientation centre will also come up at SGNP around the same time. 

The tourists coming to SGNP can also visit the cat orientation centre, where they will be able to get information about the small and big wildcats.

The cat orientation centre will comprise fibre-glass models and information about small and big cat’s found in the wild. 

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