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Animal Transportation

Safely Moving Dangerous Animals September 13, 2017 With fires on the west coast, flooding in Texas and Florida, and earthquakes in Mexico, transporting animals to another location might become necessary at some facilities. Typically, most accredited zoos and sanctuaries do not move their animals unless necessary. Transporting animals can be very stressful for the animal […]

September 12, 2017 View Article

Declawing and Defanging

The Painful Lives of “Safe” Big Cats September 5, 2017 No big cat is ever safe, even if they have been declawed and defanged. Declawing and defanging are two painful attempts at making a wild animal safe enough to be handled by humans, but nothing can make a dangerous wild animal safe enough to be […]

September 5, 2017 View Article

Ground Breaking

New Visitor Education Center August 18, 2017 Turpentine Creek would like to invite you to help us celebrate the next big step in our evolution as a big cat sanctuary. Although our mission is to rescue abused, abandoned, neglected, and unwanted big cats that are victims of the exotic pet trade, our goal is to […]

August 28, 2017 View Article

Solar Eclipse

Unique Experience August 15, 2017 In less than a week, part of the United States of America will experience a total solar eclipse. This beautiful spectacle is so rare that the last time a total eclipse happened was in 1979! Although Turpentine Creek is not in the path of totality, we will experience a “deep […]

August 15, 2017 View Article

Bear Day Is Here

Enriching The Lives Of Our New Bear Residents July 31, 2017 Today is National Bear Day and we have 13 special residents who are celebrating in style! Our 13 bears are getting extra special treats to celebrate a day all about them. We are also hosting a special fundraiser to help give 6 of our […]

July 31, 2017 View Article

Bear Day

Bear Habitat Donation Drive July 25, 2017 Join us on July 31, 2017, for a day to put the fun into ‘fun’draising. Help us build our newest bear residents two new habitats. These habitats will be the largest habitats ever built on property standing at over 1/2 acre and 1 1/2 acres. They will be […]

July 25, 2017 View Article

Tiger Day

Can We Stop The Countdown? July 24, 2017 International Tiger Day is this Saturday. Tiger Day, which is celebrated on July 29th every year, is a day set aside to help raise public awareness about the threats that are dwindling the world’s wild tiger population. These magnificent animals are on the brink of extinction and […]

July 24, 2017 View Article

National Zookeeper Week 2017

Meet Our Team July 18, 2017 Turpentine Creek is full of dedicated individuals who do everything from filing paperwork all the way up to animal care. The third Sunday in July is the official start of National Zookeeper Week. This week is all about celebrating the individuals who work hard to promote conservation efforts and […]

July 18, 2017 View Article

Celebrating Our Team

National Zoo Keeper Week 2017 July 16, 2017 July 16-22 is National Zoo Keeper Week. In recognition of dedicated animal keepers, the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) members are celebrating National Zoo Keeper Week from July 16-22. As a member of the AAZK we are proud to join in a week celebrating our team’s […]

July 16, 2017 View Article

Encouraging Nature

Engaging Our Animals’ Minds July 14, 2017 We work hard to make sure our animals get the chance to be as wild as possible in captivity. That includes creating enrichment programs to encourage natural behaviors in our animals such as hunting, stalking, and ‘killing’ their enrichment toys. Watch the video to see some of these […]

July 14, 2017 View Article