Wildlife Safari

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Wildlife Safari and its collection

Wildlife Safari, opened in 1973, is a zoo in Winston, United States.

The main attraction is 615 acres of pasture and field enclosures driven through by visitors. At least one animal rights body endorses its conditions and care.

History

It was created by Frank Hart, a regular traveller to Africa, and opened in October 1972 as World Wildlife Safari on 600 acres. The lionesses Mtai and Serafina came from Saint Louis Zoo in late spring 2014, and in September 2024 a female white rhinoceros, Mguu, joined the resident rhinos Taryn and Kayode.

Animals and collection

Animals on show include Ostrich, Watusi cattle, Lions, Zebra and hippos.

Exhibits

Field sections are split by continent and hold hoofstock herds along with rhino, hippo, giraffe, elephant, cranes and ratites. Black and grizzly bears are kept outside the drive-through route.

Things to do

Things to do include Keeper Talks & Presentations and Story Time.

Conservation and approach

Its cheetah breeding programme had produced 231 cubs by July 2021, with cubs going to other accredited US zoos under the AZA Species Survival Plan.

What the venue says

Story Time
Safari Village Cafe; The Snack Shack is open until 6:00 p.m
a free parking lot available onsite with plenty of space
wheelchair-accessible parking spaces

Images of Wildlife Safari

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Amit Patel from Silicon Valley, CA, CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bruce Fingerhood from Springfield, Oregon, US, CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Justin Brockie from Wolcott, Connecticut, USA, CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons