In early December, a male bat weighing just 1 gram arrived at Cango Wildlife after being attacked by a cat and brought in by a concerned member of the public. At that weight, he fit easily into the palm of a hand. Fragile. Silent. Fighting for survival long before he reached our care. Whenever wildlife has contact with a cat, immediate veterinary care is essential. Cat saliva carries bacteria that can be...
Our Animal Care Team
Meet the worlds' BEST animal care team!!
One day will never be enough to commend you for all your hard work.
Narinda Beukes - Assistant Director - Zoological a.k.a. the BOSS
Craig Gouws - Assistant Zoological Manager (responsible for Cats)
Delano Mulder - Curator (responsible for birds & small mammals)
Neal Martin - Curator (responsible for reptiles)
Tamblyn Williams - Assistant Curator
With so many accolades amongst them, you'll search very far & wide to beat their dedication!
Just to name a few -
2016 - Narinda Beukes, our Assistant Director: Zoological, won the Bernard Harrison and Friends Award for best professional practice by Pan-African Association of Zoos & Aquaria
2017 - Craig Gouws won the Keeper Excellence Award by Pan-African Association of Zoos & Aquaria
Further Reading
On the first of February, Monique and Rouan Engelbrecht chose to celebrate one of life’s most meaningful milestones in a way that reflected their values. They hosted a conservation conscious gender reveal at Cango Wildlife.
At Cango Wildlife, conservation isn’t something we only talk about; it’s something we’re constantly trying to refine, improve, and live out in practical ways. That includes looking inward: examining how we manage our own environmental footprint, how we treat and restore the land we steward, and how we align our practices with the bigger global sustainability framework - from South Africa’s climate goals to the guiding principles of UN-aligned sustainability and the...










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