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Phillip Cronje
Phillip was born in Cape Town. He attended school in the Cape and did his military training in the SA Navy as a Marine
His has always had a passion for animals and decided to follow a course in Conservation. While studying he took up the post of Game Farm Manager at Safariland Game Park where he managed a diverse collection of animals including Elephant and Llamas.
In 1986 he took up his post at the Johannesburg Zoo after moving from Cape Town. Here he found his calling and began working with the Great Apes. During his time at the zoo he also worked with small mammals and reptiles and took over the reptile collection and Zoo farmyard.
He had a few notable firsts while at the zoo, the first successful breeding of Red Pandas on the African Continent and the first breeding of Golden Lion Tamarins come to mind. While at the zoo he was the Sudbook keeper for both the Cape Grysbok and Red Panda.
In December 2005 he moved to Nelspruit to become the Sanctuary Manager of The Jane Goodall Institute SA Chimpanzee Eden, the first Chimpanzee Sanctuary in South Africa and is currently responsible for the care of 33 rescued Chimpanzees.
When asked why he works with animals, he will reply because he did not want to wear a tie to work.
Phillip Cronje
Phillip was born in Cape Town. He attended school in the Cape and did his military training in the SA Navy as a Marine
His has always had a passion for animals and decided to follow a course in Conservation. While studying he took up the post of Game Farm Manager at Safariland Game Park where he managed a diverse collection of animals including Elephant and Llamas.
In 1986 he took up his post at the Johannesburg Zoo after moving from Cape Town. Here he found his calling and began working with the Great Apes. During his time at the zoo he also worked with small mammals and reptiles and took over the reptile collection and Zoo farmyard.
He had a few notable firsts while at the zoo, the first successful breeding of Red Pandas on the African Continent and the first breeding of Golden Lion Tamarins come to mind. While at the zoo he was the Sudbook keeper for both the Cape Grysbok and Red Panda.
In December 2005 he moved to Nelspruit to become the Sanctuary Manager of The Jane Goodall Institute SA Chimpanzee Eden, the first Chimpanzee Sanctuary in South Africa and is currently responsible for the care of 33 rescued Chimpanzees.
When asked why he works with animals, he will reply because he did not want to wear a tie to work.