World Lion Day celebrated
Vishwa was born in 2022. Vishwa is the offspring of the male lion Kanha and the late lioness Jennifer of Etawah Safari Park.
On this occasion, the director of the Safari Park, Dr. Anil Kumar Patel gave tourists information about unheard facts related to lions and the current status of lions residing in the Safari. Etawah Lion Safari was first proposed in 2006. At first, six lions were migrated to the park in 2014. The Asiatic lion breeding centre has twelve breeding dens.tnn
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