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You, Us, and Them

How True Sanctuaries Are Working Together To End The Big Cat Trade September 17, 2019 Several Turpentine Creek team members have been attending the Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance (BCSA) Conference this week. All members of the BCSA are working towards a unified goal: a future where sanctuaries (like Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge) are no longer […]

September 17, 2019 View Article

Feline Fall Fun

As Temps Cool Big Cats Grow More Active September 10, 2019 Summers at TCWR are always busy with our daily visitors, day camps, private group tours, and many other events. Visitors enjoy observing the animals splashing around in their pools and enjoying their cool summer treats such as meatcicles. As the Summer season comes to […]

September 10, 2019 View Article

What About The Animals?

When A Facility Closes, Where Do The Animals Go? September 4, 2019 With multiple facilities shutting down in recent weeks, we have gotten a lot of questions about why this might happen. As we prepare for the possibility of being called into action for our next rescue effort, we have been looking back at our […]

September 4, 2019 View Article

Save Brady’s Life

Sick Liger Getting The Help He Needs Thanks To Your Support August 27, 2019 Brady Liger is undergoing treatment for a suspected serious fungal infection that is fatal if left unmedicated. The illness comes from inhaling microscopic fungal spores that thrive in a moist environment. When the spores are inhaled, they transform into yeast through […]

August 27, 2019 View Article

The Expected and The Unexpected

What Causes Animal Establishments to Close? August 20, 2019 Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, before it held the name, was started when founders Hilda and Don Jackson rescued Bum, a lion who had been traded to an individual in lieu of a debt and was slowly withering away chained up outside with a tree as his […]

August 20, 2019 View Article

2nd Annual Sipping For Sanctuary

Join Us For a Fun-Filled Night of Fundraising August 13, 2019 We’re just three weeks away from our second annual Sipping for Sanctuary craft beer/wine-tasting fundraiser! This year, it will be held September 5, from 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, at the historic Apollo on Emma in Springdale, Arkansas. Northwest Arkansas is known for its […]

August 13, 2019 View Article

Sadie Tiger Gets A Checkup

A Visit With The Vet August 6, 2019 At Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, we understand the importance of monitoring our animal residents’ health every day. The apex predators under our care have a natural instinct to hide injury and illness to the best of their abilities. This helps them survive in the wild because it […]

August 6, 2019 View Article

The Roar Challenge

Share Your Passion August 1, 2019 This August, we’re calling on you to take the #RoarChallenge and share your passion about the Refuge! This simple summons could win you and a friend some much-sought-after prizes. Participation is easy; simply tell at least one person (who doesn’t already know about TCWR) about us then visit tcwr.org/roar. […]

August 1, 2019 View Article

Kings And Queens At The Refuge

International Tiger Day July 29, 2019 Today is International Tiger Day! Today is a day we focus on the plight of tigers around the world. To celebrate this important day, Turpentine Creek asked our supporters to help us crown the Tiger King and Queen of the Refuge! Our supporters have voted and we are happy […]

July 29, 2019 View Article

Keeping It Real

Celebrating Keepers Week at Turpentine Creek July 24, 2019 There’s always something to celebrate at the Refuge! This week, we are shifting the spotlight from our brave survivors of the Exotic Pet Trade to the people who care for them in honor of AZA’s National Zoo Keeper Week (July 21-27) and National Intern Day, July […]

July 24, 2019 View Article