 Etawah Safari Park entrance | |
| Date opened | 24 November 2019 |
|---|---|
| Location | Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 26°46′05″N 79°00′03″E / 26.7679945°N 79.0008985°E |
| Land area | 350 hectares (860 acres)[1] |
| No. of animals | 165[2] |
| No. of species | 5 (2019) |
| Owner | Forest Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh |
| Director | Krishna Kumar Singh[3] |
| Website | etawahlionsafari |
Etawah Safari Park, formerly Etawah Lion Safari, officially Lion Breeding Center and Multiple Safari Park, Etawah,[4] 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.[5]
History
Etawah Lion Safari was first proposed in 2006.[6] Work was started in May 2012. The park was designed by Spanish company Art Urbà.[7] 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.[6] The deer safari was inaugurated in 6 October 2016[8][9] and the remaining safaris as well as the park itself were inaugurated on 1 June 2018.[10][11] The park opened to the public on 24 November 2019 without the lion segment.[citation needed]
Safaris
Multiple safaris includes a lion safari, a deer safari, an antelope safari, a bear safari and a leopard safari.[12][13] As of November 2019[update], the lion and leopard safaris are waiting for approval from the Central Zoo Authority (CZA).[14]
Asiatic Lion breeding centre
The Asiatic Lion breeding centre has twelve breeding dens.[15] It was started with eleven lions that arrived in September 2014 mostly from zoos of Gujarat.[16] Four of the lions and five cubs died because of canine distemper[16] after which the lions were vaccinated by an imported vaccine from the USA.[17] As of December 2020[update], the center has nine cubs.[18][19][20][21]
Facilities
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.[22][23]
See also
- Sarsai Nawar Wetland
- Gir National Park
- Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project
- Tiger & Lion Safari
- Etawah gharana
References
- ↑ "Lion Breeding Centre and Multiple Safari Parks information" (PDF). Central Zoo Authority. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ↑ https://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-city-etawah-lion-safari-lion-will-be-adopt-any-four-lakh-one-thousand-rupees-21196796.html
- ↑ "लायन सफारी को आम दर्शकों के लिए जल्द खोला जाएगा". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ↑ "Information about Zoos". cza.nic.in. Central Zoo Authority. Retrieved 18 December 2019. Search for "Etawah"
- ↑ "Annual report" (PDF). cza.nic.in. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "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.
- ↑ Asia, 12Go. "Etawah Safari Park Will Be Opened in October News". 12go.asia.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "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. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ↑ "Etawah safari to get four lions from Gujarat's Sakarbaug Zoo". The Economic Times. 18 August 2013.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Gir lions gifted to Etawah Wildlife Lion Safari Park die; Mulayam's dream project could be in question in next year's elections". economictimes.com.
- ↑ "Etawah lion safari roars back to life from the edge of oblivion". hindustantimes.com.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Apr 16, Faiz Rahman Siddiqui / TNN /; 2020; Ist, 04:09. "Cub born to lioness Jennifer at Etawah Safari | Kanpur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Etawah safari may begin with deer, antelope next month". The Times of India.
- ↑ "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.