Etawah Safari Park
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]
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Date opened | 24 November 2019 |
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Location | Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates | 26.7679933°N 79.0008992°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 | Dr. Rajeev Mishra[3] |
Website | etawahlionsafari |
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. 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.
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, 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, 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]
Getting there
- By air- Kanpur Airport is the nearest airport situated about 3 hours drive from Etawah Safari Park.
See also
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
- https://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-etawah-safari-director-transferred-20881875.html
- "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.
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- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/story-etawah-lion-safari-lioness-jessica-gave-birth-to-two-cubs-3679651.html
- https://m.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-auraiya/story-lion-lion-gave-birth-to-cub-in-lion-safari-3151926.amp.html
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/cub-born-to-lioness-jennifer-at-etawah-safari/articleshow/75168381.cms
- "Etawah safari may begin with deer, antelope next month". The Times of India.
- "Annual report" (PDF). cza.nic.in. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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