Safari park
Visitors feed giraffes at West Midland Safari Park , England
A safari park is a zoo- like commercial drive-in tourist attraction where visitors from the vehicle can observe wildlife roaming free on the premises. Main attractions are often large African animals such as giraffes , lions , rhinos , elephants , hippos , zebras , ostriches and antelopes .
history
The forerunner of today's safari parks was the Africa USA Park (1953–1961) in Florida .
The first lion enclosure that visitors could drive through opened in 1963 at the Tama Zoo in Tokyo Prefecture .
The first drive-through safari park outside of Africa opened in Longleat, Wiltshire , England in 1966 . The idea came from Jimmy Chipperfield (1912-1990), the former co-director of Chipperfield's Circus , although Angus Wilson had already discussed a similar concept in his 1961 novel The Old Men at the Zoo . The former Windsor Safari Park in Berkshire, England , was closed in 1992 and converted into Legoland .
Safari parks worldwide
Europe
- Belgium: Aywaille ( Le Monde Sauvage , 1975)
- United Kingdom: Longleat (1966), Windsor ( Windsor Safari Park , 1969–1992), Woburn ( Woburn Safari Park , 1970), Knowsley ( Knowsley Safari Park , 1971), Lambton Castle ( Lambton Lion Park , 1972–1980), Bewdley ( West Midland Safari Park , 1973)
- France: Thoiry ( Réserve Africaine , 1968), Peaugres ( Safari de Peaugres , 1974), Sigean ( Réserve africaine de Sigean , 1974), Saint-Vrain ( Parc du Safari de Saint-Vrain , 1975–1998), Obterre ( Haute Touche Zoological Park , 1980) owned by the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle , Port-Saint-Père ( Planète Sauvage , 1992)
- Netherlands: Hilvarenbeek ( Safaripark Beekse Bergen , 1968)
- Germany: Gelsenkirchen ( Löwenpark , 1968–1989), Tüddern ( Löwen-Safari , 1968–1990), Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock ( Zoo Safaripark Stukenbrock , 1969), Hodenhagen ( Serengeti-Park , 1974)
- Italy: Bussolengo ( Parco Natura Viva , 1969), Fasano ( Zoosafari , 1973), Pombia ( Safaripark Pombia , 1976), Murazzano ( Parco Safari delle Langhe , 1976), Ravenna ( Safari Ravenna , 2012)
- Denmark: Givskud ( Løveparken , 1969), Knuthenborg ( Knuthenborg Park & Safari , 1969)
- Scotland: Blair Drummond (1970)
- Sweden: Kolmården ( Safari Park , 1972–2011), Smålandet ( Markaryds Älg Bison Safari )
- Austria: Gänserndorf ( Safaripark , 1972-2004)
- Spain: Cabárceno ( Parque de la Naturaleza , 1990)
- Portugal: Badoca Safari Park
- Russia: Kudykina Gora ( Russian Кудыкина гора )
America
- United States
- Florida: Loxahatchee ( Lion Country Safari , 1967)
- California: Escondido ( San Diego Zoo Safari Park , formerly San Diego Wild Animal Park , 1972)
- Louisiana: Epps ( High Delta Safari Park )
- Maryland: Largo ( The Largo Wildlife Preserve , 1973–1978, now part of Six Flags America theme park )
- Nebraska: Ashland ( Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari )
- New Jersey: Jackson ( Great Adventure , 1974, now part of Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park )
- New Jersey: West Milford ( Warner Brothers Jungle Habitat , 1972–1976)
- Texas: Grand Prairie ( Lion Country Safari , 1971–1992), San Antonio ( Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch , 1984), Glen Rose ( Fossil Rim Wildlife Ranch , 1984)
- Oregon: Winston ( Wildlife Safari , 1973)
- Ohio: Port Clinton ( African Safari Wildlife Park , 1973), Mason ( Lion Country Safari at Kings Island , 1974–1993)
- Virginia: Doswell ( Lion Country Safari in Kings Dominion , 1974–1993), Natural Bridge ( Virginia Safari Park , 2000)
- Georgia: Pine Mountain ( Wild Animal Safari , 1991)
- Canada
- Ontario: Flamborough ( African Lion Safari , 1969)
- Quebec: Hemmingford ( Parc Safari Africain , 1972)
- Quebec: Montebello ( Parc Omega )
- Mexico
- Puebla ( Africam Safari , 1972)
- Morelos ( Zoofari , 1984)
- Guatemala: Escuintla ( Auto Safari Chapin , 1980)
- Chile: Rancagua ( Safari Park Rancagua , 2009)
Asia
- Bangladesh: Cox's Bazar ( Dulahazara Safari Park , 1999)
- Bangladesh: BangaBandhu Safari Park , Sreepur, Gazipur
- Israel: Ramat-Gan Safari (1974)
- India: Wildlife Safari Etawah (2014)
- Japan: Miyazaki ( Safari Park , 1975), Usa ( Kyushu African Safari , 1976), Mine ( Akiyoshidai Safari Land , 1977), Tomioka ( Gunma Safari Park , 1979), Susono ( Fuji Safari Park , 1980), Himeji ( Central Park , 1984)
- Philippines: Calauit ( Calauit Safari Park , 1975), Olongapo ( Zoobic Safari , 2003)
- Pakistan: Lahore ( Lahore Zoo Safari , 2009, formerly Lahore Wildlife Park , 1982)
- Thailand: Bangkok ( Safari World , 1988)
- China: Shenzhen ( Safari Park , 1993), Shanghai ( Wild Animal Park , 1995), Qinhuangdao ( Qinhuangdao Wildlife Park , 1995), Guangzhou ( Xiangjiang Safari Park , 1997), Jinan ( Safari Park , 1999), Badaling ( Safari World , 2001)
- Indonesia: Taman Safari , with three locations in Bogor, Mount Arjuno and Bali (in Bali with a marine park)
- Malaysia: Malacca ( A'Famosa Animal World Safari , 2001), Pahang ( Bukit Gambang Safari Park )
- Singapore: ( Night Safari , 1994)
- Taiwan: Xinzhu ( Leofoo Safari Park )
Oceania
- Australia: Warragamba ( African Lion Safari , 1968–1991)
Africa
- Egypt: Alexandria ( Africa Safari Park , 2004)
literature
- Jimmy Chipperfield: My Wild Life. Macmillan, London 1975, ISBN 0-333-18044-5 .
Web links
Commons : Safari parks - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Safaripark - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ^ Life. Volume 49, No. 5, August 1, 1960, pp. 1, 30.
- ^ Gail Vines: Safari parks, after the honeymoon . In: New Scientist . December 2, 1982, pp. 554-557. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
- ^ Ian Sansom: Great dynasties of the world: The Chipperfields . In: The Guardian , May 15, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ↑ Virginia Safari Park website
- ↑ bdvid.com
- ↑ Fuji Safari Park website