The Belogorsk Lion Safari-Park Taigan (Белогорський сафарі-парк львів «Тайган») is a safari park in the Belogorsk Region of Crimea. It is the largest European breeding ground for lions and other large predator mammals. As of 2019[update] about 80 lions and 50 tigers roamed over the area of over 30 hectares (70 acres; 0.3 km2) of Crimean foothills by the Taigan Reservoir [ru].[1]
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Белогорский сафари-парк львов «Тайган» | |
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Location | Belogorsk Raion of Crimea |
Coordinates | 45.054444°N 34.602222°E / 45.054444; 34.602222 |
In 2006, businessman Oleg Zubkov, already the owner of the Yalta Zoo [ru] "Fairy Tale", purchased real estate on the grounds of a former military institution (НИИ систем связи и управления центрального научно-производственного объединения «Каскад»). He initiated the process of acquiring the usage rights for the 35 hectares (90 acres; 0.4 km2) of land around the property, but it became mired in bureaucratic hurdles aggravated by corruption and politics. As a result of the conflict, in 2015 the park was closed for visitors, but it reopened in April 2016.[2][3][4] In 2019, the court banned the "Walk with the Lions" safari trail.[5]
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