Etawah Safari Park


Etawah Safari Park, formerly Etawah Lion Safari, officially Lion Breeding Center and Multiple Safari Park, Etawah, 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.

History

Etawah Lion Safari was first proposed in 2006. Work was started in May 2012. The park was designed by Spanish company Art Urbà. 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. The deer safari was inaugurated in 6 October 2016 and the remaining safaris as well as the park itself were inaugurated on 1 June 2018. 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., the lion and leopard safaris are waiting for approval from the Central Zoo Authority.

Asiatic Lion breeding centre

The Asiatic Lion breeding centre has twelve breeding dens. It was started with eleven lions that arrived in September 2014 mostly from zoos of Gujarat. Four of the lions and five cubs died because of canine distemper after which the lions were vaccinated by an imported vaccine from the USA., the center has seven cubs.

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.