Cango Chronicles - Page 2

In the throes of making history at Cango Wildlife Ranch, we prepare to release our first-ever rehabilitated Cape Vulture, and we can barely contain our excitement! We can think of no better way to celebrate Vulture Awareness Day, than to share this success-story-in-the-making, with you all.

Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of a man who fought tirelessly for justice in our country. Nelson Mandela Day was launched in 2009 in recognition of Madiba’s birthday on 18 July, via unanimous decision of the UN General Assembly. This day is a global call to action for citizens of the world to take up the challenge of spending 67 minutes of their day serving others and thereby following in the formidable footsteps of the great Madiba.

This year, we joined forces with the Animal Care Team and the State Veterinary Office of Oudtshoorn, and collaborated on an initiative for the community of Volmoed, on the outskirts of Oudtshoorn.

Through our continued efforts to generate funding for our programs, and the ongoing advancement of technology, we accept Bitcoin donations via the QR code below, as we strive to bridge universal barriers through the use of digital currencies.

Little spots and little purrs… mother nature has blessed us this Christmas!

During the month of October, Sansa, our 5-year-old cheetah, gave birth to 5 perfect little bundles of fur at our facility’s private reserve which forms part of our Cheetah Preservation Foundation non-profit organisation.

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With abundant rainfall all year round, rainforests host some of the most diverse and rich flora and fauna in the world. Despite covering a mere 6% of the Earth’s surface, rainforests are home to around 50% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity.

There is no life without bees…

Today, every third spoonful of food depends on pollination, and bees are some of the most important pollinators, ensuring food and food security, sustainable agriculture, and biodiversity. They significantly contribute to the mitigation of climate change and the conservation of the environment. In the long-term, the protection of bees and the beekeeping sector can help reduce poverty and hunger, as well as preserve a healthy environment and biodiversity.

Giant swarms of Brown Locusts continue to plague areas of the Western and Eastern Cape and Central Karoo, just brushing along the borders of the Klein Karoo. According to entomologist and locust expert, Dr Roger Price (TimesLIVE), some of the swarms are over a thousand hectares large and 30km long when in flight - the largest plague in South Africa in 25 years!

Forming part of our ongoing Amazonia route, our little Agouti family shares a beautiful enclosure adjacent to our Rainforest Bird Aviary. Agoutis are large tropical rodents native to Central and South America, similar to Guinea Pigs but with much longer legs, that can launch them up to 6 feet in the air!

Similar in appearance to Guinea pigs, only larger and with longer legs, Red Rumped Agoutis are members of the rodent family.