Karachi Safari Park Explained

Zoo Name:Safari Park, Karachi
Location:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Date Opened:1970
Area:148acres
Members:SAZARC

Karachi Safari Park (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|کراچی سفاری پارک), opened in 1970, is a public funded 'family-only' safari park covering an area of 148acres, located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It has a zoo, geared with viewing facilities like a chairlift and safari tracks, as well as two natural lakes.

History

Karachi Safari Park was inaugurated in 1970 by Lieutenant General Atiq-ur-Rehman.[1] It was an independent project of the then Karachi Municipal Corporation. The creation of an independent zoo, safari and aquarium department followed in 1995. Karachi Safari Park is now an independent wing of the Community Development Department of City District Government of Karachi (defunct) and has been designated as a 'family park'.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: کراچی کا سفاری پارک. Daily Jang.
  2. https://dailytimes.com.pk/116927/mayor-endorses-exchange-of-zoo-animals-between-safari-park-and-private-farm/ Mayor endorses exchange of zoo animals between Safari Park and private farm
  3. Web site: Lake at Safari Park in bad shape. 4 April 2006. 7 November 2022. Dawn (newspaper).
  4. Web site: Karachi gets an adventure park!. 11 March 2007. 7 November 2022. Daily Jang (newspaper). Bilal. Tanweer.
  5. Web site: New enclosures: Safari Park makes room for elephants. The Express Tribune (newspaper). 8 May 2014. 7 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Pakistan’s biggest aviary to be completed soon. 15 June 2012. 7 November 2022. The Nation (newspaper). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121127054325/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/karachi/15-Jun-2012/pakistan-s-biggest-aviary-to-be-completed-soon. 27 November 2012.
  7. News: Safari park uplift work inspected. 28 September 2012. 7 November 2022. Dawn (newspaper).
  8. News: Trade of endangered birds may land Empress Market traders in jail. 10 March 2015. 7 November 2022. Sameer Mandhro. The Express Tribune (newspaper).