the san diego safari park is 1,800 acres.
how many acres is the san diego safari park?
1,800
some zoos keep animals in larger, outdoor enclosures, confining them with moats and fences, rather than in cages. safari parks, also known as zoo parks and lion farms, allow visitors to drive through them and come in close proximity to the animals. sometimes, visitors are able to feed animals through the car windows. the first safari park was whipsnade park in bedfordshire, england, opened by the zoological society of london in 1931 which today (2014) covers 600 acres (2.4 km²). since the early 1970s, an 1,800 acre (7 km²) park in the san pasqual valley near san diego has featured the san diego zoo safari park, run by the zoological society of san diego. one of two state-supported zoo parks in north carolina is the north carolina zoo in asheboro. the werribee open range zoo in melbourne, australia, displays animals living in an artificial savannah.
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beginning in its 93rd year, the zoological society of san diego underwent a rebranding, with all branches of the organization being renamed with the exception of the san diego zoo, and all receiving new logos. cres was the first to be rebranded, being renamed the san diego zoo institute for conservation research in august 2009. debra erickson, the director of communications and interpretation for the society, remarked that "individuals couldn't remember what the acronym [cres] stood for, and we [are now] able to associate our conservation and research function with our well-known brand, san diego zoo." in june 2010 the society's board of trustees approved rebranding the rest of the organization's facilities. the san diego zoo wild animal park became the san diego zoo safari park: "this allows us to more easily communicate the differences between the zoo and the safari park", said erickson. "people outside of san diego county didn't understand what a wild animal park was and why, if they visited the world-famous san diego zoo, they needed to visit the wild animal park. 'safari park' says it all: you go to the safari park to take one of a variety of safaris." the zoological society of san diego was renamed san diego zoo global, the umbrella title for the entire organization: "individuals had an impossible time remembering the corporate name of the organization", said erickson. san diego zoo global' connotes that we are a zoo that works around the world."
san diego zoo global