African Safari Wildlife Park

African Safari Wildlife Park
Location Port Clinton, Ohio
Coordinates 41°31′05″N 82°51′06″W / 41.518089°N 82.851634°WCoordinates: 41°31′05″N 82°51′06″W / 41.518089°N 82.851634°W
Land area 100 acres (40 ha)[1]
Number of species 50[1]
Memberships AZA[2]
Website www.africansafariwildlifepark.com

The African Safari Wildlife Park is a drive through wildlife park in Port Clinton, Ohio, United States. Visitors can drive through the 100-acre (40 ha) preserve and watch and feed the animals from their car. Visitors can spend as much time in the preserve as they wish, observing and feeding the animals, before proceeding to the walk through part of the park, called Safari Junction. The park is closed during the winter.[1]

The park is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), and considers itself to be one of the leaders in conservation efforts for the animals it supports. Current breeding efforts are focused on the alpaca, white zebra, giraffe, and giant eland.[1]

Exhibits

The park consists of the Safari, where visitors drive through the animal's habitat, and a walk through section called Safari Junction.

In the Safari, visitors drive through the preserve, and could see more than 50 species in their natural habitat. The species in the preserve include giraffes, zebras (including the rare white zebra), buffalo, alpaca, llama, warthogs, deer, elk, bison, dromedary and bactrian camels, and giant eland.[3][4][5][6] Many of the animals will come right up to the cars to investigate and to be fed. The park provides one container of food for each car, and additional food can be purchased. Visitors can drive around the preserve as often as they wish.[1]

Safari Junction includes the Mombasa Food pavilion, Simba Lodge Gift Shop, Pork Chop Downs (pig races), educational shows, camel and pony rides, and a petting zoo.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "African Safari Wildlife Park". africansafariwildlifepark.com. African Safari Wildlife Park. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "List of Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Park Brochure". africansafariwildlifepark.com. African Safari Wild Animal Park. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Nearby Attractions: African Safari Wildlife Park". sbresort.com. South Beach Resort. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "African Safari Wild Animal Park". family.go.com. Disney Family Travel. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "African Safari Wildlife Park". www.10best.com. 10 Best. Retrieved 16 February 2010.

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