| South Lakes Safari Zoo | |
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| 54°10′00″N 3°10′07″W / 54.1666°N 3.1686°W | |
| Date opened | 28 May 1994 |
| Location | Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England |
| Land area | 51-acre (21 ha) |
| No. of animals | 1,000+ (pre expansion)[citation needed] |
| No. of species | 150+ (pre expansion)[citation needed] |
| Memberships | EAZA[1] |
| Website | southlakessafarizoo |
South Lakes Safari Zoo (formerly South Lakes Wild Animal Park) is a 51-acre (21 ha) zoo established in 1994 by David Gill, and located in Cumbria, England. Its name refers to its proximity to the Lake District, though it lies entirely within the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness on the outskirts of Dalton.
After an initial rapid growth, the zoo became one of Cumbria's most successful tourist attractions. However, under Gill's ownership the zoo had a number of controversies, emerging both from his personal life and his management of the zoo. Significant concerns over animal welfare and the death of an employee eventually led to Gill losing his license to operate the zoo in 2017, which has under a new management team seen a "marked improvement" in animal welfare.[2]
- ^ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ "'Significant' improvements at South Lakes Safari Zoo". Westmorland Gazette. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.