Cango Wildlife Ranch

Wildlife ranch in Oudtshoorn, South Africa

33°33′58.3″S 22°12′51.0″E / 33.566194°S 22.214167°E / -33.566194; 22.214167Site notesWebsitehttps://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

^ 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.