African Lion Safari is a Canadian owned family business created in the name of conservation. The manner of exhibiting animals is completely different from the traditional approach; that is, the visitor is caged in the car, and the animals roam in 5 to 50 acre reserves. he park first opened the gates to the public in 1969 with 50 lions in 3 reserves; today the park houses in excess of 1000 animals of over 100 species. After 30 years they have been successful with breeding 30 species that are considered endangered, and 20 or more species that are considered threatened.