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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.[3]

Etawah Safari Park

Etawah Safari Park entrance
Date opened	24 November 2019; 2 years ago (2019-11-24)
Location	Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates	26.767261°N 79.001896°E / 26.767261; 79.001896
Land area	350 hectares (864.869 acres)[1]
No. of animals	165[2]
No. of species	5 (2019)
Owner	Forest Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Director	S.N. Mishra
Public transit access	Etawah Junction railway station, Agra Airport, Gwalior Airport
Website	https://etawahlionsafari.org

History

Etawah Lion Safari was first proposed in 2006.[4] Work was started in May 2012. The park was designed by Spanish company Art Urbà.[5] 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.[4] The deer safari was inaugurated on 6 October 2016[6][7] and the remaining safaris as well as the park itself were inaugurated on 1 June 2018.[8][9] 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.[10][11] As of November 2019^[update], the lion and leopard safaris are waiting for approval from the Central Zoo Authority (CZA).[12]

Asiatic Lion breeding centre

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 USA.[15] As of December 2020^[update], the center has nine cubs who are born there.[16][17][18][19]

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.[20][21]

See also

• Taj Mahal
• Sarsai Nawar Wetland
• Gir National Park
• Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project
• Tiger & Lion Safari
• Etawah gharana

References

External links

• Official website
• Link of online ticket booking

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