African Lion Safari (Warragamba)

The African Lion Safari was a wildlife park that was opened 17th August 1968.

It operated near Warragamba on the outskirts of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia until 1991.

[1][2] With the suburbs encroaching on the facility, and extensive work required to upgrade the park following legislative changes, it eventually closed in 1991 but continued to hold animals on site that were used in a circus but not displayed to the public.

On 7 August 1995, a lioness escaped from the park, roamed the nearby townships of Warragamba and Silverdale, and killed a dog.

The lioness responsible for killing the dog was shot by a park employee.