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Habitat Building

Progress on Habitats December 19, 2016 Turpentine Creek has been hard at work the last few months. Not only did we add 27 new furry family members but we’ve been working hard to renovate habitats and even building two brand new habitats. In September of 2015, Turpentine Creek demolished the last of the original enclosures behind […]

December 19, 2016 View Article

Giving Tuesday 2016

A Day of Giving December 13, 2016 The supporters of Turpentine Creek came together for an amazing day filled with fun and fundraising. Through the incredible effort of our supporters, Turpentine Creek managed to raise $8,195 towards our goal of $25,000. Although we did not reach our goal, it is still a wonderful accomplishment to raise […]

December 13, 2016 View Article

110 Animals Need Your Help Now

The Animals Need Your Help November 11, 2016 In September, Turpentine Creek took on the responsibility to care for 110 animals in Colorado. From that point forward their health, safety, and wellbeing became top priority to the team onsite. The animals in Colorado need basic care such as daily enclosure cleanings, food, fresh water, veterinary […]

November 11, 2016 View Article

Biggest Rescue In Our History

TCWR Acquires 110 Animals From Colorado Facility October 17, 2016 On September 21, Turpentine Creek took on our largest rescue, possibly the largest big cat rescue in the USA, when we acquired 110 animals from a facility in Colorado. The previous owner of the Colorado facility was diagnosed with Cancer, for two years he had […]

October 13, 2016 View Article

Habitat Release Michael and Popper

Habitat Release: Michael and Popper Oct. 6th, 2016 Michael and Popper, two black bears, arrived at Turpentine Creek early on Friday, September 2nd. The two bears came from two different rescues and were delivered to TCWR’s doorstep by Lions, Tigers, and Bears, a big cat and exotic animal rescue located in Alpine, California. Michael and Popper […]

October 6, 2016 View Article

Lodging Improvements

A Wild Overnight Experience At TCWR September 6, 2016 We do all that we can to provide our visitors with a fun and unique experience. Offering lodging on our property gives individuals and families an exciting way to experience Turpentine Creek. With each year we learn and find new ways to make the lodging experience […]

September 6, 2016 View Article

Two Rescue Bears Arrive At TCWR

Popper and Michael Arrive September 4, 2016 Early Friday morning, a big truck and trailer pulled into Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge with a precious cargo. Lions, Tigers, and Bears, an accredited big cat, bear, and exotic animal rescue, had arrived at the first drop off of four bears that they had rescued from 3 locations. […]

September 4, 2016 View Article

Surgery – Bad Declaw Fix

First Surgery Performed at new Veterinary Hospital Sept. 1, 2016 On August 24th, TCWR preformed our first ever surgery using the new Jackson Memorial Veterinary Hospital. Our first patient, Izzy tiger, needed surgery on her front left paw to help fix a bad declaw. We live streamed the surgery to all our Facebook followers and […]

September 1, 2016 View Article

Habitat Update

Big Changes Happening on the Lodging Habitat August 26, 2016 We are always progressing at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Construction is a constant way of life at the refuge. We build bigger and better habitats for our animals, improve old habitats, rebuild habitats, build benches, we build and build and build. Our most recent project involved […]

August 26, 2016 View Article

Rescue Report Update

Rescue Progress Report July 29, 2016 Bobby – Bobby the Bobcat was rescued from the state of Ohio in January. Bobby is a 17-year-old blind bobcat. When he first arrived he was put in the other half of Bowden the Serval’s habitat. They swapped days in the habitat. At first, Bobby was very shy, but […]

July 29, 2016 View Article