High Delta Safari Park, Safari park in Delhi, Louisiana.
High Delta Safari Park was a 40-acre drive-through safari park off Louisiana Highway 17, 9 miles north of Interstate 20 Exit 153, between Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Monroe, Louisiana. Visitors drove through enclosures holding exotic and endangered species, including Watusi cattle, Grant's zebras, and Barasingha deer.
The High Delta Drive Thru Safari Park operated on 40 acres (16 ha) off Louisiana Highway 17, 9 miles north of Interstate 20 Exit 153, between Vicksburg and Monroe. It went bankrupt and was auctioned on 21 November 2009, when 21 species were listed for sale, among them 20 Watusi cattle, 10 Pere David's deer and 6 Grant's zebras. New owners bought it and reopened it as Wild Country Safari Park.
The park claimed to be the only licensed breeder of the Barasingha, an endangered deer, and held the largest herds of white-bearded wildebeest and scimitar-horned oryx in Louisiana. Its 2009 auction list named 21 species, among them Watusi cattle, Père David's deer, yaks and a zedonk. The site now runs as Wild Country Safari Park, with a petting zoo and a small animal and reptile room.
The park lay 9 miles (14 km) north of the Interstate 20 Exit 153, off Louisiana Highway 17, roughly midway between Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Monroe, Louisiana. Visitors drove through the 40-acre (16 ha) enclosure in their own vehicles.
The facility maintained large herds of white-bearded wildebeest and scimitar-horned antelope, making it a specialized wildlife center for the region. These uncommon species attracted visitors interested in seeing animals they would rarely encounter elsewhere.
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