Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
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| 29°41′39″N 98°20′08″W / 29.69421°N 98.33567°W, | |
| Date opened | June 1, 1984 |
| Location | San Antonio, Texas |
| Land area | 400 acres (160 ha)[1] |
| No. of animals | 500[1] |
| No. of species | 40+[1] |
| Website | www |
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch is a ranch and wildlife refuge in Texas. The ranch is a Texas Land Heritage Property, certified by the State of Texas for being used for agriculture by the same family for over 100 years. It comprises over 400 acres of Texas Hill Country publicly accessible by automobile.[2]
It is not affiliated with the Natural Bridge Caverns.
Animals
[edit]Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch provides habitat for more than 500 animals representing more than 40 species.[3] The owners, Ray and Trudy Soechting, obtained some animals from zoos, and others were purchased from exotic animal breeders or imported.[4]
Some of the animals at the ranch include:[4]
Notes
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"Explore the Wildlife Ranch Safari Map". wildliferanchtexas.com. Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Mullenniex, Michael (July 19, 2010). "Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, San Antonio, Texas". San Diego Reader. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ Scott, Cory (March 11, 2001). "Wild kingdom, from the comfort of your car". Austin American-Statesman. p. 45.
- ^ a b Griffin, Bob (January 6, 1989). "Go on an African safar without leaving the Ark-La-Tex". The Shreveport Journal. p. 24.
External links
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