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Inside Rashtrapati Bhavan: President Droupadi Murmu's Estate Hosts Rich Urban Wildlife
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Moneycontrol•14-10-2026, 13:16
Inside Rashtrapati Bhavan: President Droupadi Murmu's Estate Hosts Rich Urban Wildlife
- •President Droupadi Murmu's 330-acre Rashtrapati Bhavan estate in New Delhi features a 75-acre nature trail supporting 84 recorded animal species.
- •The wildlife tally along the nature trail includes 42 vertebrate and 42 invertebrate species, demonstrating thriving urban biodiversity.
- •The estate hosts a diverse range of plant life, including 136 wild and cultivated species along the trail and around 5,000 trees across the property.
- •Key features of the nature trail include a pond ecosystem, butterfly corner, ber grove, mango orchard, Peacock Point, and a forest ecosystem.
- •A separate documentation by Dr Thomas Mathew in his book Winged Wonders of Rashtrapati Bhavan records 111 bird species on the estate.
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A total of 84 animal species have been recorded along the 75-acre nature trail, which includes 42 vertebrate and 42 invertebrate species.
The estate has a separate record of 111 bird species documented by Dr Thomas Mathew in his book Winged Wonders of Rashtrapati Bhavan, which is distinct from the 32 bird species specifically sighted along the trail.
The trail features a pond ecosystem, a butterfly corner, a ber grove, a mango orchard, Peacock Point, and a forest ecosystem designed to support wildlife and raise conservation awareness.
