The purpose of the safari park is therefore to provide a place of education and recreation for our countrymen, and to awaken man's respect for the dignity of life by enjoying the beauty and grace of these wild animals in their natural surroundings. "
因此，他當時就下定決心，要在台灣建立一座兼具教育與娛樂雙重功能的野生動物園，使國人不分男女老幼，大家都能欣賞到野生動物的生態，進而激發愛護動物的心。以動物的天成姿態和各自不同的生性，喚起人們尊重生命的意念。