Etawah Lion Safari in Uttar Pradesh opened for public

Etawah Lion Safari in Uttar Pradesh opened for public

• The Uttar Pradesh based Etawah Lion Safari, which was formerly known as Etawah  Safari Park and officially as Lion Breeding Center and Multiple Safari Park, Etawah has been opened for public without the lion segment, with effect from November 24, 2019.
• The Safari was inaugurated by the Uttar Pradesh Forest Minister Dara Singh Chauhan.
• It is one of the biggest safari parks in Asia, spread over an area of 350 hectares (860 acres).
• The Etawah lion safari is the first in India to have a lion breeding centre set up with an aim to develop a research facility on Asiatic lions.
• The Safari project was envisioned by then Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in 2005.