Africa Alive!

Africa Alive!

Location	Kessingland, Suffolk, UK
Coordinates	52°25′7.5″N 1°42′19″E / 52.418750°N 1.70528°E / 52.418750; 1.70528Coordinates: 52°25′7.5″N 1°42′19″E / 52.418750°N 1.70528°E / 52.418750; 1.70528
Land area	80 acres (32 ha) ^[1]
Memberships	WAZA,^[2] EAZA,^[3] BIAZA^[4]
Major exhibits	Plains of Africa, Farmyard
Website	www.africa-alive.co.uk

Africa Alive!, formerly known as Suffolk Wildlife Park, is a zoo located in Kessingland, Suffolk, UK. It is situated off the A12 at Kessingland 2 miles (3 km) south of Lowestoft.^[5]

Africa Alive! is part of the Zoological Society of East Anglia, a registered charity, and a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), and the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA).

History

Suffolk Wildlife Park was acquired by Banham Zoo in 1991 with the idea of creating an animal park hosting some animals bred in their zoo, without having to transfer them long distances.^[6] The theme of `animals from the African continent' was decided upon when the park was created. On Tuesday 21 March 2006, the Park officially rebranded as Africa Alive! Africa Alive! along with Banham Zoo became a charity in 2013 under the Zoological Society of East Anglia.

Animals

Africa Alive! is an African themed zoo, and has the following species:^[7]

Primates:

Other mammals:

Birds:

Reptiles and invertebrates:

References

↑ Visit Suffolk - Africa Alive - Lowestoft
↑ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
↑ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
↑ "BIAZA Zoos and Aquariums". biaza.org.uk. BIAZA. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
↑ Africa Alive website
↑ Zoos-UK.com - Africa Alive (Suffolk Wildlife Park)
↑ Animal attractions, Africa Alive. Retrieved 2013-02-05.

External links

Media related to Africa Alive! at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

Zoological gardens in the United Kingdom

Those listed in italics contain more than 5000 animals

Zoos	Africa Alive! Amazon World Zoo Banham Zoo Beale Park Belfast Zoo Birdland Park and Gardens Birdworld Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park Blackpool Zoo Borth Animalarium Bristol Zoo British Wildlife Centre Chessington Zoo Chester Zoo Colchester Zoo Cotswold Wildlife Park Cricket St Thomas Curraghs Wildlife Park Dartmoor Zoological Park Drayton Manor Zoo Drusillas Zoo Park Dudley Zoo Durrell Wildlife Park Edinburgh Zoo Exmoor Zoo Flamingo Land Resort Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo Hamerton Zoo Hawk Conservancy Trust Howletts Wild Animal Park International Centre for Birds of Prey Isle of Wight Zoo Lakeland Wildlife Oasis London Zoo Marwell Wildlife Monkey Sanctuary Monkey World New Forest Wildlife Park Newquay Zoo Noah's Ark Zoo Farm Paignton Zoo Paradise Park, Cornwall Paradise Wildlife Park Peak Wildlife Park Plantasia Royal Surrey Gardens Screech Owl Sanctuary Seaview Wildlife Encounter South Lakes Safari Zoo Tropical World at Roundhay Park The Living Rainforest Tropical Birdland, Leicestershire Tropiquaria Twycross Zoo Welsh Mountain Zoo Wetheriggs Zoo and Animal Sanctuary Whipsnade Zoo Wildwood Discovery Park Wingham Wildlife Park Woodside Farm and Wildfowl Park Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Safari parks	Blair Drummond Safari Park Highland Wildlife Park Knowsley Safari Park Longleat Safari Park Port Lympne Wild Animal Park West Midland Safari Park Woburn Safari Park

Permanently closed	Belle Vue Zoo Glasgow Zoo Coventry Zoo Manchester Zoological Gardens Southport Zoo Windsor Safari Park Rare Species Conservation Centre Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park

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