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How You Can Help

Action is Needed to Help Big Cats in Captivity May 14, 2018 Many of us remember the incident that lead to 49 wild animals in Zanesville, Ohio being put down by authorities after having been set loose in town by their owner. Tragically, 18 Bengal tigers, 17 lions, six black bears, two grizzlies, three mountain […]

May 14, 2018 View Article

Wild About Enrichment

Enriching The Lives of our Animals May 7, 2018 When you see the word, enrichment used in our articles or hear it mentioned in our educational talks, we are speaking of a very important part of responsible care for captive wildlife. Many of us can remember seeing animals in small roadside zoos pacing back and […]

May 7, 2018 View Article

Celebrating 26 Years

Of Saving Lives May 1, 2018 Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge will celebrate our 26th anniversary Today on May 1. While there is no formal celebration planned, we are inviting the public to join us on our social media channels for a day of games, giveaways, reminiscing and fundraising. The Refuge will be open normal hours from […]

May 1, 2018 View Article

Summer Kids Day Camp

Inspiring The Next Generation of Keepers April 23, 2018 Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge would like to invite our younger supporters to join us this summer for a few fun-filled days at our first ever Summer Day Camps! We will be offering four summer day camps in the months of June and July. Two camps will be […]

April 23, 2018 View Article

Wild About Earth Day

Celebrating Earth Day With TCWR April 13, 2018 Come join the TCWR staff and animals this Sunday, April 22 as people around the world celebrate Earth Day! Take part in our free Wild About Earth Day educational sessions offered throughout the day. What better way to honor the preservation of our planet and all living […]

April 13, 2018 View Article

NWA Gives Review

Donors Rally Behind TCWR April 9, 2018 NWA Gives was organized by a group of regional individuals who wanted to see the spirit of generosity and community that was created by Arkansas Gives (April 2015-2017) continue on. You certainly continued it on by donating a grand total of $19,105 to TCWR! Our first goal was […]

April 9, 2018 View Article

Education Update

Educational Program Launch March 28, 2018 Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge kicked off their new educational programming this month with a variety of hands-on learning activities that focused on an assortment of animal topics. March is always a very busy month for us as the weather warms up and the kids are out for Spring Break. […]

March 28, 2018 View Article

NWA Gives Day 2018

Keeping it cool at TCWR March 27, 2018 Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is gearing up for 2018’s NWA Gives day! You’re invited to our online day of giving Thursday, April 5th from 8am-8pm CST for a day dedicated to the nonprofits that call Northwest Arkansas home. You don’t have to be a resident of NWA […]

March 27, 2018 View Article

Kite Fest 2018

Art With An Altitude March 19, 2018 It’s kite-flying time, and what better way to share in the fun with your family than by joining us for KITE FEST this Saturday, March 24 at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge – it will be a day of fun for your whole family! Join us in the festival […]

March 19, 2018 View Article

Cats At The Castle 2018

Annual Fundraising Event March 12, 2018 Our annual Cats at the Castle Fundraising event is only a month away! You are invited to join us on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 6:30 pm at the beautiful Castle Rogue’s Manor just off of Highway 187 in Beaver, Arkansas, for a fun night of fundraising, beautiful artwork, […]

March 12, 2018 View Article