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Fota Island is a wildlife park in Cork, Ireland.
Established in 1983 with the primary aim of conservation of global wildlife Fota has more than 70 species of exotic wildlife in open natural surroundings. The animals who live there include ostriches, giraffes, kangaroos, zebras and antelope. Just about all of the animals who habitate the island are allowed to roam throughout more than 50 acres of mature grassland, with the exception of the cheetahs who have a conventional fence.
A lot of the animals at Fota are under serios threat from extinction. The cheetah is an example of this. There are only 10,000 cheetahs in their natural habitat. Fota Wildlife Park is the leading breeder worldwide for this endangered species.
'External Links'
Cork Guide to Fota Wildlife Park
Fota Island
