Cango Wildlife Ranch
 Crocodile cage diving at Cango | |
  location in South Africa | |
| Location | Baron van Reede Street outside Oudtshoorn (on road to Cango Caves) |
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| Region | Western Cape |
| Coordinates | 33°33′58.3″S 22°12′51.0″E / 33.566194°S 22.214167°E |
| Site notes | |
| Website | https://www.cango.co.za/ |
The Cango Wildlife Ranch is a wildlife ranch, situated 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the town of Oudtshoorn in South Africa.
It was established as a crocodile ranch in 1976 by Andrew and Glenn Eriksen, who opened it as a crocodile show farm to the public the following year, the first to be established in South Africa.[1] Over 400 crocodiles and alligators are bred at the ranch,[2] and while crocodiles are still bred there,[3] and has also become a general zoo and breeding centre for other animals,[4] which Pat Hopkins has referred to as "arguably the most exotic petting zoo in Africa".[5]
Cango Wildlife Ranch is now reportedly a world-class breeding centre for cheetah,[4] and is home to the Cheetah Preservation Foundation, which was established in 1988.[6] The ranch has also bred aardwolf, African wild dog and pygmy hippo.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Vernon N. Kisling (2002). Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections to Conservation Centers. CRC Press. p. 400. ISBN 9781000585384.
- ^ Sean Fraser (2015). Seven Days in Cape Town. Penguin Random House South Africa. p. 309. ISBN 9781920545604.
- ^ Geoff Hosey, Vicky Melfi, Sheila Pankhurst (2013). Zoo Animals - Behaviour, Management, and Welfare. OUP Oxford. p. 377. ISBN 978-0-19-969352-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Insight Guides. Apa Publications. 2018. p. 427. ISBN 9781786714961.
- ^ Hopkins, Pat (2012). South Africa By Road: A Regional Guide. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 9781920545628.
- ^ Phillip W. Simpson (17 July 2014). How Can We Save the Cheetah?. Raintree. p. 26. ISBN 9781406283525.
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