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Give Health, Home, Hope, and Refuge

Join us for Giving Tuesday 2018 November 21, 2018 At TCWR, our goal is to provide lifelong Refuge for animals in need. “Refuge” can be defined as, “a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble.” Not only do we provide a safe environment for our animal residents free from exploitation and […]

November 21, 2018 View Article

Giving Tuesday 2018

Only Two Weeks Away! November 15, 2018 ‘Tis the season of giving and there’s no greater opportunity to give back than on November 27, Giving Tuesday. Coined as the official “global day of giving,” we will be asking you to #GiveHealth, #GiveHome, and ultimately #GiveRefuge to our animal residents as we use this 24 hours […]

November 15, 2018 View Article

Life-Saving Surgery Update

Blackfire Recovering Comfortably November 7, 2018 Blackfire is on the road to recovery after receiving life-saving emergency surgery at Kansas State University on Tuesday, November 6. The 2-year-old white tiger is currently staying in a recovery enclosure at our on-site veterinary hospital. He will spend two weeks there healing, receiving much-needed pain medication, and being closely […]

November 7, 2018 View Article

Emergency Surgery Needed

Give Blackfire A Fighting Chance November 2, 2018 Our staff veterinarian, Dr. Kellyn Sweely, discovered on Tuesday, October 30, that Blackfire, a two-year-old white tiger, has either a hiatal hernia or a diaphragmic hernia. After consulting with multiple veterinarians and veterinary schools, who confirmed Dr. Sweely’s diagnosis, it has become apparent that he needs extensive […]

November 2, 2018 View Article

Updating Habitat Continued

Project Near Completion October 31, 2018 In late 2015, Turpentine Creek began working to upgrade our habitats, replacing old fencing, raising fence heights, and even rebuilding a few of our older habitats. It was a time consuming, labor intensive, and costly project, but it needed to be done due to changes in habitat regulations. The […]

October 31, 2018 View Article

On the Move

Bear Relocation October 24, 2018 The bears at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge are on the move! This past week, six of our bears were relocated from 3 habitats across the property into their new forever homes! The six bears will now live in two large habitats down at rescue ridge. On Sunday, TCWR team members moved […]

October 24, 2018 View Article

Welcoming our newest resident

Jasmine October 17, 2018 Today, we welcomed our newest resident, Jasmine, an 8-year-old tigress, that came to us from a zoo in Kansas. Jasmine was housed with her sister but the two were fighting. Since the facility didn’t have room to separate the two tigers they began searching for a new home for Jasmine. They had […]

October 17, 2018 View Article

Bear Habitat Invitation

Grand Opening October 11, 2018 You are invited to join us on October 28, at 12 pm for the official grand opening of our two large, natural, bear habitats! Thanks to our wonderful supporters, we have finally completed the two largest habitats on property! Filled with trees, in-ground pools, rock formations, and plenty of natural […]

October 11, 2018 View Article

Volunteer Experience Part 2

International Volunteering October 3, 2018 I have visited several Wildlife Centres around the world. I remember asking a Swedish volunteer why they traveled all the way from Sweden to Malaysia to volunteer at this certain Turtle Conservation Centre. They told me because this was one of those Centres where they could be reasonably well involved […]

October 3, 2018 View Article

Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance Recap

2018 Conference at TCWR September 27, 2018 This past Tuesday and Wednesday, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge hosted the annual Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance Conference in beautiful downtown Eureka Springs. Over two days attendees participated in 25 panels about animal care, habitat building, education, safety, and more. Representatives from sanctuaries all over the United States and […]

September 27, 2018 View Article