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{{short description|Safari park in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox zoo
|name = Etawah Safari Park
|image = Etawah Safari Park.jpg
|image_caption = Etawah Safari Park entrance
|date_opened = {{Start date and age|df=y|2019|11|24}}
|location = [[Etawah]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
|coordinates = {{Coord|26.767261|79.001896|type:landmark_scale:10000|display=it}}
|area = {{convert|350|hectare}}<ref name=details>{{cite web |title=Lion Breeding Centre and Multiple Safari Parks information |url=http://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/zoos/information/english/498.pdf |publisher=[[Central Zoo Authority]] |access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref>
|num_animals = 260 (March 2023)
|num_species = 5
|annual_visitors = {{down}} 110,023 (2023-24 Financial Year)
|owner = Forest Department, [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
|director = Anil Patel, IFS
|publictransit = [[Etawah Junction railway station]], [[Agra Airport]], [[Gwalior Airport]]
|website = {{URL|https://etawahlionsafari.org}}
}}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/reports/english/Annual%20report.etwah%20lion%20safari%201718pdf.pdf#pagr5 |title=Annual report |website=cza.nic.in |format=PDF |access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref>

==History==
Etawah Lion Safari was first proposed in 2006.<ref name="jagran.com1">{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/lok-sabha-16-year-go-but-lion-safari-park-not-opened-for-tourist-in-etawah-19120271.html|title=Loksabha Election 2019 : बड़ा मुद्दा : सियासी शोर में दब गई सफारी पार्क के शेरों की दहाड़|website=Dainik Jagran}}</ref> Work was started in May 2012. The park was designed by Spanish company Art Urbà.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arturba.com/portfolio_page/lion-safari-etawah/|title=Lion Safari Etawah}}</ref> At first, six lions were migrated to the park in 2014.{{contradictory inline|date=January 2019|reason=later section cites a source saying there were 11 lions}} In 2015 a deer safari, antelope safari, bear safari and leopard safari were added and the park was renamed as Etawah Safari Park.<ref name="jagran.com1"/> The deer safari was inaugurated on 6 October 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/akhilesh-yadav-etawah-lion-safari-two-cubs3069477/|title=Four months on, Lion Safari sees birth of two cubs|date=7 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/news/kanpur/article1-CM-Akhilesh-Yadav-will-inaugurate-Deer-Safari-in-Etawah-Lion-Safari-571719.html|title=मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव आज इटावा में करेंगे हिरन सफारी का शुभारंभ|website=livehindustan.com|language=hi}}</ref> and the remaining safaris as well as the park itself were inaugurated on 1 June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://12go.asia/en/post/5630/etawah-safari-park-will-be-opened-in-october|title=Etawah Safari Park Will Be Opened in October News|website=12go.asia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-civic-18028257.html|title=आम जनता को समर्पित हुआ इटावा सफारी पार्क|access-date=2018-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130751/https://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-civic-18028257.html|archive-date=2018-06-29|url-status=live}}</ref> The park opened to the public on 24 November 2019 without the lion segment.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}

==Safaris==
Multiple safaris includes a lion safari, a [[deer]] safari, an [[antelope]] safari, a [[bear]] safari and a [[leopard]] safari.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/02/04/a-sneak-peek-at-indias-lion-safari-a-conservation-effort-for-asias-last-lions/|title=A Sneak Peek at India's Lion Safari: A Conservation Effort for Asia's "Last Lions"|website=Blog.nationalgeographic.org|access-date=2018-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322015220/https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/02/04/a-sneak-peek-at-indias-lion-safari-a-conservation-effort-for-asias-last-lions/|archive-date=2018-03-22|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-etawah-safari-chr39-s-green-flag-for-governance-16882836.html|title=इटावा सफारी को शासन की हरी झंडी|access-date=2017-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032026/http://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-etawah-safari-chr39-s-green-flag-for-governance-16882836.html|archive-date=2017-12-01|url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|2019|11}}, the lion and leopard safaris are waiting for approval from the [[Central Zoo Authority]] (CZA).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/etawah-safari-opens-for-public-lion-segment-to-wait/articleshow/72214891.cms|title=Etawah Safari opens for public, lion segment to wait|website=The Times of India|date=26 November 2019 |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jhon |first1=Mukao |title=Tanzania Safari Packages |url=https://africanscenicsafaris.com/tanzania-safari-tours |access-date=16 January 2025}}</ref>

==Asiatic lion breeding centre==
The [[Asiatic lion]] breeding centre has twelve breeding dens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/environment/flora-fauna/etawah-safari-to-get-four-lions-from-gujarats-sakarbaug-zoo/articleshow/21887435.cms?from=mdr|title=Etawah safari to get four lions from Gujarat's Sakarbaug Zoo|date=18 August 2013|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> It was started with eleven lions that arrived in September 2014 mostly from zoos of [[Gujarat]].<ref name="The Economic Times">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/gir-lions-gifted-to-etawah-wildlife-lion-safari-park-die-mulayams-dream-project-could-be-in-question-in-next-years-elections/articleshow/52696694.cms|title=Gir lions gifted to Etawah Wildlife Lion Safari Park die; Mulayam's dream project could be in question in next year's elections|newspaper=The Economic Times|last1=Rai|first1=Manmohan}}</ref> Four of the lions and five cubs died because of [[canine distemper]],<ref name="The Economic Times"/> after which the lions were vaccinated by an imported vaccine from the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/etawah-lion-safari-roars-back-to-life-from-the-edge-of-oblivion/story-u3fRZsUB1AnhCtoj4FPFFK.html|title=Etawah lion safari roars back to life from the edge of oblivion|website=hindustantimes.com|date=2 July 2019}}</ref> {{as of|2020|12}}, the center has nine cubs who are born there.<ref>{{Cite web|title=इटावा लॉयन सफारी: शेरनी जेसिका ने दो शावकों को दिया जन्‍म, चौथी बार मां बनी|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/story-etawah-lion-safari-lioness-jessica-gave-birth-to-two-cubs-3679651.html|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=लॉयन सफारी में शेरनी ने दिया शावक को जन्म|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-auraiya/story-lion-lion-gave-birth-to-cub-in-lion-safari-3151926.html|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.livehindustan.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Faiz Rahman Siddiqui|date=Apr 16, 2020|title=Cub born to lioness Jennifer at Etawah Safari |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/cub-born-to-lioness-jennifer-at-etawah-safari/articleshow/75168381.cms|access-date=2021-03-05|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/etawah-safari-may-begin-with-deer-antelope-next-mth/articleshow/71120176.cms|title=Etawah safari may begin with deer, antelope next month|website=The Times of India|date=14 September 2019 }}</ref>

==Facilities==
[[File:Visitor Facilitation Centre, Etawah Safari Park.jpg|thumb|Visitor Facilitation Centre]]
A visitor facilitation centre includes a multimedia museum with digital signage and large format displays, and a '[[4D film|4D]]' education theatre for informing and guiding visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/reports/english/Annual%20report.etwah%20lion%20safari%201718pdf.pdf |title=Annual report |website=cza.nic.in |access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Cabinet-nod-to-citys-thirdastro-turf-likely/articleshow/54152817.cms|title=Cabinet nod to city's thirdastro-turf likely|newspaper=The Times of India|date=8 September 2016|access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref>
==Statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Number of Visitors
|-
! Financial Year !! Indian Adult and Teenager !! Indian Children (0-6yr) !! Indian Children (6-12yr) !! Total Indian !! Total Foreigners !! Total Visitors !! Reference
|-
| 2022-2023 || 90326 || 8920 || 19474 || 118720 || 26 || 118746 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/reports/english/AR_etwahzoo_2223.pdf |title=Annual report FY 2022-23|website=cza.nic.in |access-date=2024-09-22}}</ref>
|-
| 2023-2024 || 85291 || 8489 || 16217 || 109997 || 26 || 110023 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/reports/english/AR_etwahasafaripark_2324.pdf|title=Annual report FY 2023-24|website=cza.nic.in |access-date=2024-09-22}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Taj Mahal]]
* [[Saman Bird Sanctuary]]
* [[Sarsai Nawar Wetland]]
* [[Gir National Park]]
* [[Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project]]
* [[Tiger and Lion Safari]]
* [[Etawah gharana]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://etawahlionsafari.org Official website]

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{{Tourist attractions in Agra}}

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[[Category:Safari parks]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Etawah district]]
[[Category:Etawah]]
[[Category:Kanpur division]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:2019 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Zoos established in 2019]]

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