Last Day To Vote; Busch Gardens In Running For Best Safari Park

TEMPLE TERRACE -- USA Today is currently accepting votes for the top 10 wildlife safari parks in North America as part of its Readers' Choice 2019 awards.

Nominated by a panel of experts, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is among 20 of the country's top safari parks in the running to be named the best based on its up-close and personal encounters with exotic and endangered animals from around the the world.

Fans of Busch Gardens are invited to vote once a day until voting ends on Monday, April 22 at noon. The 10 top vote-getters will be announced on Friday, May 3.

Read the official Readers' Choice rules here. All 20 nominees are accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Nominees:

• African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, Ohio
• B. Bryan Preserve in Point Arena, California
• Bearizona Wildlife Park in Williams, Arizona
• Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
• Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center in Divide, Colorado
• Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando
• Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas
• Global Wildlife Center in Folsom, Louisiana
• Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Safari in Ashland, Nebraska
• Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee, Florida
• Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch in San Antonio, Texas
• Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, Washington
• Out of Africa in Camp Verde, Arizona
• Safari West in Santa Rosa, California
• San Diego Zoo Safari Park in San Diego
• Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari in Jackson, New Jersey
• Virginia Safari Park in Natural Bridge, Virginia
• White Oak Conservation Center in Yulee, Florida
• Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon
• The Wilds in Cumberland, Ohio