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West Coast Game Park Safari

Bandon, United States of America

West Coast Game Park Safari

The West Coast Game Park Safari was a walk-through safari park in Bandon, Oregon, United States. It opened in 1968, and closed in 2025 following investigation into criminal activities. The park was a petting zoo and captive breeding program, including endangered species such as the snow leopard. The

y provided big cats to other parks and zoos. Animals at the facility included snow leopards, African lions, Bengal tigers, emu, capybara, and cougars. West Coast Game Park Safari was not AZA Accredited. They were a roadside zoo which let the public interact with big cats, similar to those featured on the Tiger King series. They had multiple USDA violations in 2015 & 2016, including 4 critical violations in their June 22, 2016 inspection report. The critical violations included mishandling adult & baby animals, as well as shooting 2 of their own bears. During one of the visits by USDA, a dead tiger was found in a food container. In 2020 they were listed on PETA's Highway Hellholes: Roadside Zoos on the Blacklist. In 1985, Bob Tenney, the park owner, stated the game park received 60,000 visitors per year. Two American black bears from the game park were bought in 2001 and 2002 by Baylor University...

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