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'''Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch''' is a ranch and wildlife refuge in San Antonio, 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> '''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>


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==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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Drive-thru safari in San Antonio, Texas
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
29°41′39″N 98°20′08″W / 29.69421°N 98.33567°W / 29.69421; -98.33567,
Date openedJune 1, 1984
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
Land area400 acres (160 ha)
No. of animals500
No. of species40+
Websitewww.wildliferanchtexas.com

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:

Notes

  1. ^ "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)
  2. Mullenniex, Michael (July 19, 2010). "Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, San Antonio, Texas". San Diego Reader. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  3. Scott, Cory (March 11, 2001). "Wild kingdom, from the comfort of your car". Austin American-Statesman. p. 45.
  4. ^ 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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