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'''Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch''' is |
'''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.<ref>{{cite web | author=Mullenniex, Michael | title=Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, San Antonio, Texas | website=San Diego Reader | date=July 19, 2010 | url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2010/jul/19/travel-natural-bridge-wildlife-ranch/ | access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> | ||
It is not affiliated with the ]. | It is not affiliated with the ]. | ||
==Animals== | ==Animals== | ||
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch provides habitat for more than 500 animals representing more than 40 species.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=Austin American-Statesman | date=March 11, 2001 | page=45 | last=Scott | first=Cory | title=Wild kingdom, from the comfort of your car | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114714838/natural-bridge-wildlife-ranch-cory-scott/}}</ref> The owners, Ray and Trudy Soechting, obtained some animals from zoos, and others were purchased from exotic animal breeders or imported.{{r|griffin}} | |||
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Some of the animals at the ranch include:<ref name=griffin>{{cite news | newspaper=The Shreveport Journal | date=January 6, 1989 | page=24 | last=Griffin | first=Bob | title=Go on an African safar without leaving the Ark-La-Tex | url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114715678/natural-bridge-wildlife-ranch-griffin/ }}</ref> | |||
The animals accessible by automobile are free to roam. The ranch's walk-about area has several species of primates, a petting barnyard, a lemur island surrounded by a koi pond, giraffes, as well as a restaurant and gift shop. | |||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== |
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Drive-thru safari in San Antonio, TexasNatural Bridge Wildlife Ranch | |
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29°41′39″N 98°20′08″W / 29.69421°N 98.33567°W / 29.69421; -98.33567, | |
Date opened | June 1, 1984 |
Location | San Antonio, Texas |
Land area | 400 acres (160 ha) |
No. of animals | 500 |
No. of species | 40+ |
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.
It is not affiliated with the Natural Bridge Caverns.
Animals
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch provides habitat for more than 500 animals representing more than 40 species. The owners, Ray and Trudy Soechting, obtained some animals from zoos, and others were purchased from exotic animal breeders or imported.
Some of the animals at the ranch include:
- Addax
- Ankole-Watusi
- Axis deer
- Barbary sheep
- Blue bull
- Blesbok
- Eland antelope
- Elk
- Emu
- Gazelle
- Giraffe
- Greater Kudu
- Gnu
- Llama
- Oryx
- Ostrich
- Sitka deer
- Springbok antelope
- Waterbuck
- Wildebeest
- Yak
- Zebra
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.
- ^ Griffin, Bob (January 6, 1989). "Go on an African safar without leaving the Ark-La-Tex". The Shreveport Journal. p. 24.
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