Safari West Reopens Near Santa Rosa Six Weeks After Wildfire Scorched It

The giraffes, rhinos and cheetah that live at Safari West near Santa Rosa craned their necks and stomped their hooves and paws on Monday, apparently happy to hear the “oohs” and “aahs” of visitors for the first time since the Tubbs Fire burned part of the 400-acre wildlife preserve six weeks ago. Safari West tour guide Robert Stern led a group of eight Girl Scouts down a muddy trail to the cheetah habitat, where the normally fast cats lazily rested on the grass, purring and unfazed by steady rain.