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South Lakes Safari Zoo (formerly South Lakes Wild Animal Park) is a zoo established in 1994 by David Gill, and located in Cumbria, England. Named as such after its proximity to the world-renowned Lake District it lies entirely within the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness on the outskirts of Dalton. The park is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and bills itself as one of the best conservation zoos in the country, with a number of registered charities based in there. Visitor numbers stood at 309,000 in 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cumbria Tourism Task Group Review )〕 As of 2015, the park is undergoing a multimillion-pound expansion, which will introduce new animals and increase space for current species. The zoo is being expanded to the east and will include a new entrance and car park directly accessible by the A590 road.〔(South Lakes Safari Zoo Expansion Site Plan )〕 ==History== The zoo was opened by David S Gill and his family in 1994 on converted farmland. Construction started in 1993, and the park was officially opened on 28 May 1994.〔 Until recently it was the only zoo in Britain to hold both Siberian tigers (also known as Amur tigers) and Sumatran tigers (the world's smallest and largest tigers). It has successfully bred the critically endangered Sumatran tiger. In 2008, the Park celebrated one of the biggest births in its history - white rhino Nyala born on 1 June 2008. Zimba, born on 11 September 2008, was the second white rhino born at the park. The zoo once held the largest collection of kangaroos outside of Australia, and still has many kangaroos. The zoo has been awarded the "Top Attraction for Excellence in the Lake District 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, and 2008" by Cumbria Tourist Board, and is one of the few parks to let many species of primates including the eight species of lemur roam free around the park. In 2014, in its twentieth year the park changed its name from South Lakes Wild Animal Park to South Lakes Safari Zoo, the park also made the top ten of TripAdvisor's highest rated zoos and aquariums in the UK.〔(Dalton Zoo Standing High in TripAdvisor's Top 10 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South Lakes Safari Zoo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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