Taigan (Safari Park)

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Visitor entrance
Lions in the taigan

The Safari Park taigan (full name Ukrainian Белогорський сафарі-парк львів "Тайган" Belogorsky safari-park Lviv taigan ) is a safari park and Europe's largest lion breeding room.

The safari park is located on the bank of the Taigan Reservoir in the Crimea , not far from the city of Bilohirsk . It is located on an extensive area of ​​a former military base and was founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Oleg Zubkov. In 2019 about 60 lions , 40 tigers and also u. a. Giraffes , zebras , leopards , pumas and jaguars . The park has its own zoo, where white lions are also bred. Some of the animals born in the taigan are released into the wild through programs to conserve endangered species .

The park's infrastructure includes a hotel, several cafes, conference rooms, attractions, souvenir shops and sales outlets for special pet foods. Tours with electric vehicles and rickshaws are conducted in the park; normal cars are not allowed in the park.

The area is designated as a protected area (RU 8210074 / Ukr 01-207-5012).

Web links

Commons : Taigan, safari-park  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Safari Park "Taigan" in the Crimea (photos). Retrieved August 1, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Discover Ukraine: Activities: Crimea: Simferopol: Safari Park Taigan. Retrieved August 1, 2019 .

Coordinates: 45 ° 2 ′ 7.1 ″  N , 34 ° 33 ′ 51.4 ″  E