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|name | |name = Etawah Safari Park | ||
|image | |image = Etawah Safari Park.jpg | ||
|image_caption = Etawah Safari Park entrance | |image_caption = Etawah Safari Park entrance | ||
|date_opened | |date_opened = {{Start date and age|df=y|2019|11|24}} | ||
|location | |location = [[Etawah]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India | ||
|coordinates | |coordinates = {{Coord|26.767261|79.001896|type:landmark_scale:10000|display=it}} | ||
|area | |area = {{convert|350|hectare}}<ref name=details>{{cite web |title=Lion Breeding Centre and Multiple Safari Parks information |url=http://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/zoos/information/english/498.pdf |publisher=[[Central Zoo Authority]] |access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref> | ||
|num_animals | |num_animals = 260 (March 2023) | ||
|num_species = 5 | |||
|owner | |annual_visitors = {{down}} 110,023 (2023-24 Financial Year) | ||
|director = | |owner = Forest Department, [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
|director = Anil Patel, IFS | |||
|publictransit = [[Etawah Junction railway station]], [[Agra Airport]], [[Gwalior Airport]] | |||
| publictransit = [[Etawah Junction railway station]], [[Agra Airport]], [[Gwalior Airport]] | |website = {{URL|https://etawahlionsafari.org}} | ||
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'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/reports/english/Annual%20report.etwah%20lion%20safari%201718pdf.pdf#pagr5 |title=Annual report |website=cza.nic.in |format=PDF |access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref> | '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/reports/english/Annual%20report.etwah%20lion%20safari%201718pdf.pdf#pagr5 |title=Annual report |website=cza.nic.in |format=PDF |access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Etawah Lion Safari was first proposed in 2006.<ref name="jagran.com1">{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/lok-sabha-16-year-go-but-lion-safari-park-not-opened-for-tourist-in-etawah-19120271.html|title=Loksabha Election 2019 : बड़ा मुद्दा : सियासी शोर में दब गई सफारी पार्क के शेरों की दहाड़|website=Dainik Jagran}}</ref> Work was started in May 2012. The park was designed by Spanish company Art Urbà.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arturba.com/portfolio_page/lion-safari-etawah/|title=Lion Safari Etawah}}</ref> At first, six lions were migrated to the park in 2014.{{ | Etawah Lion Safari was first proposed in 2006.<ref name="jagran.com1">{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/lok-sabha-16-year-go-but-lion-safari-park-not-opened-for-tourist-in-etawah-19120271.html|title=Loksabha Election 2019 : बड़ा मुद्दा : सियासी शोर में दब गई सफारी पार्क के शेरों की दहाड़|website=Dainik Jagran}}</ref> Work was started in May 2012. The park was designed by Spanish company Art Urbà.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arturba.com/portfolio_page/lion-safari-etawah/|title=Lion Safari Etawah}}</ref> At first, six lions were migrated to the park in 2014.{{contradictory inline|date=January 2019|reason=later section cites a source saying there were 11 lions}} In 2015 a deer safari, antelope safari, bear safari and leopard safari were added and the park was renamed as Etawah Safari Park.<ref name="jagran.com1"/> The deer safari was inaugurated on 6 October 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/akhilesh-yadav-etawah-lion-safari-two-cubs3069477/|title=Four months on, Lion Safari sees birth of two cubs|date=7 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/news/kanpur/article1-CM-Akhilesh-Yadav-will-inaugurate-Deer-Safari-in-Etawah-Lion-Safari-571719.html|title=मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव आज इटावा में करेंगे हिरन सफारी का शुभारंभ|website=livehindustan.com|language=hi}}</ref> and the remaining safaris as well as the park itself were inaugurated on 1 June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://12go.asia/en/post/5630/etawah-safari-park-will-be-opened-in-october|title=Etawah Safari Park Will Be Opened in October News|website=12go.asia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-civic-18028257.html|title=आम जनता को समर्पित हुआ इटावा सफारी पार्क|access-date=2018-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130751/https://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-civic-18028257.html|archive-date=2018-06-29|url-status=live}}</ref> The park opened to the public on 24 November 2019 without the lion segment.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} | ||
==Safaris== | ==Safaris== | ||
Multiple safaris includes a lion safari, a [[deer]] safari, an [[antelope]] safari, a [[bear]] safari and a [[leopard]] safari.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/02/04/a-sneak-peek-at-indias-lion-safari-a-conservation-effort-for-asias-last-lions/|title=A Sneak Peek at India's Lion Safari: A Conservation Effort for Asia's "Last Lions"|website=Blog.nationalgeographic.org|access-date=2018-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322015220/https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/02/04/a-sneak-peek-at-indias-lion-safari-a-conservation-effort-for-asias-last-lions/|archive-date=2018-03-22|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= | Multiple safaris includes a lion safari, a [[deer]] safari, an [[antelope]] safari, a [[bear]] safari and a [[leopard]] safari.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/02/04/a-sneak-peek-at-indias-lion-safari-a-conservation-effort-for-asias-last-lions/|title=A Sneak Peek at India's Lion Safari: A Conservation Effort for Asia's "Last Lions"|website=Blog.nationalgeographic.org|access-date=2018-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322015220/https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/02/04/a-sneak-peek-at-indias-lion-safari-a-conservation-effort-for-asias-last-lions/|archive-date=2018-03-22|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-etawah-safari-chr39-s-green-flag-for-governance-16882836.html|title=इटावा सफारी को शासन की हरी झंडी|access-date=2017-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032026/http://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-etawah-safari-chr39-s-green-flag-for-governance-16882836.html|archive-date=2017-12-01|url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|2019|11}}, the lion and leopard safaris are waiting for approval from the [[Central Zoo Authority]] (CZA).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/etawah-safari-opens-for-public-lion-segment-to-wait/articleshow/72214891.cms|title=Etawah Safari opens for public, lion segment to wait|website=The Times of India|date=26 November 2019 |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jhon |first1=Mukao |title=Tanzania Safari Packages |url=https://africanscenicsafaris.com/tanzania-safari-tours |access-date=16 January 2025}}</ref> | ||
==Asiatic | ==Asiatic lion breeding centre== | ||
The [[Asiatic | The [[Asiatic lion]] breeding centre has twelve breeding dens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/environment/flora-fauna/etawah-safari-to-get-four-lions-from-gujarats-sakarbaug-zoo/articleshow/21887435.cms?from=mdr|title=Etawah safari to get four lions from Gujarat's Sakarbaug Zoo|date=18 August 2013|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> It was started with eleven lions that arrived in September 2014 mostly from zoos of [[Gujarat]].<ref name="The Economic Times">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/gir-lions-gifted-to-etawah-wildlife-lion-safari-park-die-mulayams-dream-project-could-be-in-question-in-next-years-elections/articleshow/52696694.cms|title=Gir lions gifted to Etawah Wildlife Lion Safari Park die; Mulayam's dream project could be in question in next year's elections|newspaper=The Economic Times|last1=Rai|first1=Manmohan}}</ref> Four of the lions and five cubs died because of [[canine distemper]],<ref name="The Economic Times"/> after which the lions were vaccinated by an imported vaccine from the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/etawah-lion-safari-roars-back-to-life-from-the-edge-of-oblivion/story-u3fRZsUB1AnhCtoj4FPFFK.html|title=Etawah lion safari roars back to life from the edge of oblivion|website=hindustantimes.com|date=2 July 2019}}</ref> {{as of|2020|12}}, the center has nine cubs who are born there.<ref>{{Cite web|title=इटावा लॉयन सफारी: शेरनी जेसिका ने दो शावकों को दिया जन्म, चौथी बार मां बनी|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/story-etawah-lion-safari-lioness-jessica-gave-birth-to-two-cubs-3679651.html|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=लॉयन सफारी में शेरनी ने दिया शावक को जन्म|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-auraiya/story-lion-lion-gave-birth-to-cub-in-lion-safari-3151926.html|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.livehindustan.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Faiz Rahman Siddiqui|date=Apr 16, 2020|title=Cub born to lioness Jennifer at Etawah Safari |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/cub-born-to-lioness-jennifer-at-etawah-safari/articleshow/75168381.cms|access-date=2021-03-05|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/etawah-safari-may-begin-with-deer-antelope-next-mth/articleshow/71120176.cms|title=Etawah safari may begin with deer, antelope next month|website=The Times of India|date=14 September 2019 }}</ref> | ||
==Facilities== | ==Facilities== | ||
[[File:Visitor Facilitation Centre, Etawah Safari Park.jpg|thumb|Visitor Facilitation Centre]] | [[File:Visitor Facilitation Centre, Etawah Safari Park.jpg|thumb|Visitor Facilitation Centre]] | ||
A visitor facilitation centre includes a multimedia museum with digital signage and large format displays, and a '[[4D film|4D]]' education theatre for informing and guiding visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/reports/english/Annual%20report.etwah%20lion%20safari%201718pdf.pdf |title=Annual report |website=cza.nic.in |access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Cabinet-nod-to-citys-thirdastro-turf-likely/articleshow/54152817.cms|title=Cabinet nod to city's thirdastro-turf likely|newspaper=The Times of India|date=8 September 2016|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref> | A visitor facilitation centre includes a multimedia museum with digital signage and large format displays, and a '[[4D film|4D]]' education theatre for informing and guiding visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/reports/english/Annual%20report.etwah%20lion%20safari%201718pdf.pdf |title=Annual report |website=cza.nic.in |access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Cabinet-nod-to-citys-thirdastro-turf-likely/articleshow/54152817.cms|title=Cabinet nod to city's thirdastro-turf likely|newspaper=The Times of India|date=8 September 2016|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Statistics== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Number of Visitors | |||
|- | |||
! Financial Year !! Indian Adult and Teenager !! Indian Children (0-6yr) !! Indian Children (6-12yr) !! Total Indian !! Total Foreigners !! Total Visitors !! Reference | |||
|- | |||
| 2022-2023 || 90326 || 8920 || 19474 || 118720 || 26 || 118746 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/reports/english/AR_etwahzoo_2223.pdf |title=Annual report FY 2022-23|website=cza.nic.in |access-date=2024-09-22}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| 2023-2024 || 85291 || 8489 || 16217 || 109997 || 26 || 110023 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/reports/english/AR_etwahasafaripark_2324.pdf|title=Annual report FY 2023-24|website=cza.nic.in |access-date=2024-09-22}}</ref> | |||
|} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Taj Mahal]] | {{div col|colwidth=20em}} | ||
*[[Sarsai Nawar Wetland]] | * [[Taj Mahal]] | ||
*[[Gir National Park]] | * [[Saman Bird Sanctuary]] | ||
*[[Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project]] | * [[Sarsai Nawar Wetland]] | ||
*[[Tiger | * [[Gir National Park]] | ||
*[[Etawah gharana]] | * [[Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project]] | ||
* [[Tiger and Lion Safari]] | |||
* [[Etawah gharana]] | |||
{{div col end}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [ | * [https://etawahlionsafari.org Official website] | ||
{{Kanpur division topics}} | {{Kanpur division topics}} | ||
{{Tourist attractions in Agra}} | |||
{{authority control}} | {{authority control}} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:52, 5 February 2026
![]() Etawah Safari Park entrance | |
| Date opened | 24 November 2019 |
|---|---|
| Location | Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 26°46′02″N 79°00′07″E / 26.767261°N 79.001896°E |
| Land area | 350 hectares (860 acres)[1] |
| No. of animals | 260 (March 2023) |
| No. of species | 5 |
| Annual visitors | |
| Owner | Forest Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Director | Anil Patel, IFS |
| Public transit access | Etawah Junction railway station, Agra Airport, Gwalior Airport |
| Website | etawahlionsafari |
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]
History[edit | edit source]
Etawah 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.Template:Contradictory inline 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[edit | edit source]
Multiple 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][12]
Asiatic lion breeding centre[edit | edit source]
The Asiatic lion breeding centre has twelve breeding dens.[13] It was started with eleven lions that arrived in September 2014 mostly from zoos of Gujarat.[14] Four of the lions and five cubs died because of canine distemper,[14] after which the lions were vaccinated by an imported vaccine from the US.[15] As of December 2020[update], the center has nine cubs who are born there.[16][17][18][19]
Facilities[edit | edit source]

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.[20][21]
Statistics[edit | edit source]
| Financial Year | Indian Adult and Teenager | Indian Children (0-6yr) | Indian Children (6-12yr) | Total Indian | Total Foreigners | Total Visitors | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 90326 | 8920 | 19474 | 118720 | 26 | 118746 | [22] |
| 2023-2024 | 85291 | 8489 | 16217 | 109997 | 26 | 110023 | [23] |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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 हिन्दी).
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Jhon, Mukao. "Tanzania Safari Packages". Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ "Etawah safari to get four lions from Gujarat's Sakarbaug Zoo". The Economic Times. 18 August 2013.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Annual report FY 2022-23" (PDF). cza.nic.in. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ↑ "Annual report FY 2023-24" (PDF). cza.nic.in. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

