Taigan (safari park)

The lion park Taigan (full name: Белогорський сафарі-парк львів «Тайган», Belogorsk lion safari-park "Taigan") is the largest European breeding ground for lions and other large predator mammals, located in the Belogorsk Raion of Crimea. As of 2019 about 80 lions and 50 tigers roamed over the area of over 30 hectares of Crimean foothills by the Taigan Reservoir.[1]

Taigan
Белогорский сафари-парк львов «Тайган»
LocationBelogorsk Raion of Crimea
Coordinates45.054444°N 34.602222°E / 45.054444; 34.602222

Its history starts in 2006 when businessman Oleg Zubkov, already the owner of the Yalta Zoo "Fairy Tale" purchased some real property on the grounds of a former military institution (НИИ систем связи и управления центрального научно-производственного объединения «Каскад»). He initiated the process of acquiring the usage rights for the land around this property (35 hectares), but stuck in bureaucratic hurdles aggravated by corruption and politics. As a result of the conflict, in 2015 the park was closed for visitors, but reopened in April 2016.[2][3][4] In 2019 the court banned the "Walk with the Lions" safari trail.[5]

References
  1. About Taigan
  2. Короля львов вытесняют из Крыма ("Lion King is Being Pushed out of Crimea")
  3. "Закон — "Тайган". Почему закрывается один из лучших туристических объектов Крыма"
  4. История возникновения и развития парка "ТАЙГАН" (Russian)
  5. "Cуд запретил «прогулку ко львам» в крымском парке «Тайган»"
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