Etawah Safari Park (formerly Etawah Lion Safari) is a drive-through safari park in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was opened to the public in November 2019. It includes multiple safaris, an Asiatic lion breeding centre and a visitor centre.[2]
| Etawah Safari Park | |
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 Etawah Safari Park entrance | |
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| 26°46′02″N 79°00′07″E / 26.767261°N 79.001896°E | |
| Date opened | 24 November 2019 |
| Location | Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Land area | 350 hectares (864.869 acres)[1] |
| No. of animals | 260 (March 2023) |
| No. of species | 5 |
| Annual visitors | 118746 (2022-23 Financial Year) |
| Owner | Forest Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Director | Anil Patel, IFS |
| Public transit access | Etawah Junction railway station, Agra Airport, Gwalior Airport |
| Website | etawahlionsafari |
History
editEtawah Lion Safari was first proposed in 2006.[3] Work was started in May 2012. The park was designed by Spanish company Art Urbà.[4] At first, six lions were migrated to the park in 2014.[contradictory] In 2015 a deer safari, antelope safari, bear safari and leopard safari were added and the park was renamed as Etawah Safari Park.[3] The deer safari was inaugurated on 6 October 2016[5][6] and the remaining safaris as well as the park itself were inaugurated on 1 June 2018.[7][8] The park opened to the public on 24 November 2019 without the lion segment.[citation needed]
Safaris
editMultiple safaris includes a lion safari, a deer safari, an antelope safari, a bear safari and a leopard safari.[9][10] As of November 2019[update], the lion and leopard safaris are waiting for approval from the Central Zoo Authority (CZA).[11]
Asiatic lion breeding centre
editThe Asiatic lion breeding centre has twelve breeding dens.[12] It was started with eleven lions that arrived in September 2014 mostly from zoos of Gujarat.[13] Four of the lions and five cubs died because of canine distemper,[13] after which the lions were vaccinated by an imported vaccine from the US.[14] As of December 2020[update], the center has nine cubs who are born there.[15][16][17][18]
Facilities
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A visitor facilitation centre includes a multimedia museum with digital signage and large format displays, and a '4D' education theatre for informing and guiding visitors.[19][20]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lion Breeding Centre and Multiple Safari Parks information" (PDF). Central Zoo Authority. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Annual report" (PDF). cza.nic.in. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Loksabha Election 2019 : बड़ा मुद्दा : सियासी शोर में दब गई सफारी पार्क के शेरों की दहाड़". Dainik Jagran.
- ^ "Lion Safari Etawah".
- ^ "Four months on, Lion Safari sees birth of two cubs". 7 October 2016.
- ^ "मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव आज इटावा में करेंगे हिरन सफारी का शुभारंभ". livehindustan.com (in Hindi).
- ^ "Etawah Safari Park Will Be Opened in October News". 12go.asia.
- ^ "आम जनता को समर्पित हुआ इटावा सफारी पार्क". Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "A Sneak Peek at India's Lion Safari: A Conservation Effort for Asia's "Last Lions"". Blog.nationalgeographic.org. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "इटावा सफारी को शासन की हरी झंडी". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Etawah Safari opens for public, lion segment to wait". The Times of India. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Etawah safari to get four lions from Gujarat's Sakarbaug Zoo". The Economic Times. 18 August 2013.
- ^ a b Rai, Manmohan. "Gir lions gifted to Etawah Wildlife Lion Safari Park die; Mulayam's dream project could be in question in next year's elections". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Etawah lion safari roars back to life from the edge of oblivion". hindustantimes.com. 2 July 2019.
- ^ "इटावा लॉयन सफारी: शेरनी जेसिका ने दो शावकों को दिया जन्म, चौथी बार मां बनी". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "लॉयन सफारी में शेरनी ने दिया शावक को जन्म". www.livehindustan.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Faiz Rahman Siddiqui (16 April 2020). "Cub born to lioness Jennifer at Etawah Safari". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Etawah safari may begin with deer, antelope next month". The Times of India. 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Annual report" (PDF). cza.nic.in. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Cabinet nod to city's thirdastro-turf likely". The Times of India. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2020.