Cango Chronicles - Page 7

With World Endangered Species Day in the air, we thought we'd honor our endangered animals.

This year, the non-profit Cheetah Preservation Foundation (CPF) will be joining forces with Dryland Events Management for the 3rd consecutive 36ONE MTB Challenge from 17 – 19 May 2019.

Representing the world’s fastest land mammal, the goal is to raise awareness & funds to help win the race against extinction

Four of the worlds’ most beautiful and endangered Tortoises born, just in time to celebrate Easter!

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The #Trashtag challenge is an initiative that has gone viral calling on teens to help clean up ‘our’ mess.
Quite literally, the campaign is sweeping the globe by getting young enthusiasts to clean up littered areas.

Our amazing Wild Animal Volunteers took on the challenge - and got more than they bargained for.

Hoot-Hoot Hooray!
Another successful owl release

Less than 10km from Kimberly’s famous Big Hole, lies the Kamfers Dam. It has been one of only 4 vital breeding grounds in Africa for the lesser flamingos and is sadly experiencing a drought which has led to the once 400 hectare dam, dropping far below it’s normal magnitude.

6 years ago, Venus a female cheetah from Cango Wildlife Ranch, made headlines as one of few animals in the world to under-go eye surgery for bilateral cataracts. Donations came from the world over to help save her deteriorating eyes from only seeing darkness. Doctor Anthony Goodhead (Cape Town) removed the cataracts and large amount of scar tissue from Venus’ corneas. Venus’ surgery was a massive success and transformed her from a scared and nervous animal to a healthy and confident cat, who thrived in her environment at last.

An exotic seabird found in the semi-desert

We are excited to announce a new outlet on our premises!

The Roaring Ostrich offers a wide variety of ostrich products, acclaimed for their health benefits. From famous South African droëwors, to biltong and chews, and even more to our delight, a wide variety of healthy ostrich pet snacks from the Yips & Yaps range!