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Compound Crash Completed

The compound is nothing but dust and memories now. We have done it, the compound has been crashed! We have demolished all the old “compound” area and all of our animals are in spacious, grassy habitats! The old habitats served their purpose, saving hundreds of animals lives, but we no longer need them. All of […]

October 14, 2015 View Article

Free “Art With An Altitude” Kite Festival at TCWR March 26, 2016

KaleidoKites Sponsors Wildlife Refuge Event to Display Art in the Air to Benefit Big Cats Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge hosts it’s 26th annual Kite Festival celebration March 26, 2016. “Art With an Altitude,” sponsored by KaleidoKites of Eureka Springs, is a free family event inviting attendees to bring their own kites or buy one at […]

October 5, 2015 View Article

Cats at Castle Open – April 23, 2016

Thank you for supporting Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Please join the Turpentine Creek Board of Directors and Turpentine Creek Staff members at Castle Rogue’s Manor on April 23, 2016 for a special fund raising dinner celebrating the Big Cats of Turpentine Creek. There will be breathtaking scenic views, fine dining, and a cash bar. Don’t miss […]

October 5, 2015 View Article

See a great show and help Turpentine Creek at the same time!

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June 11, 2015 View Article

Annual Membership Picnic – Blues Festival- Fathers Day

Annual Membership Picnic, Blues Festival, Father’s Day weekend Turpentine Creek will hold its First Annual Membership Picnic on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21. This day-long event will feature live music on the big stage, a wrap up to the week-long Eureka Springs Blues Festival, which runs from Saturday, June 13 through the 21st, with live […]

June 11, 2015 View Article

Flip For Freedom!

Wednesday was a great day to be a coatimundi. For years, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge’s sole coati, Flip, has been dwelling in a concrete habitat behind the gift shop in the old compound area, bringing smiles to the faces of every visitor to the refuge. But that changed Wednesday, when Flip was moved into her […]

June 6, 2015 View Article

Big cats work out differences, share common ground

As Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge continues to change and grow, different habitat spaces open and the big cats are moved around. When possible, they share spaces together. So recently, TCWR staff introduced Sheba, a cougar who came here in 2007 and has been on concrete ever since, into the habitat shared by Suli and Luna, […]

June 4, 2015 View Article

Brushes and Wine Painting with a Mission FUNdraiser next week!

When was the last time you got in touch with your inner Picasso? On Tuesday, June 2, from 7 – 9 p.m., you’ll have your chance. Come join friends and supporters of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge at Noodles Italian Kitchen in Fayetteville for an evening of fun, painting your own version of our lion Thor. […]

May 28, 2015 View Article

Turpentine Creek doubles water storage capacity with new tank

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge has been growing steadily for many years, and with each expansion, the need is always there to improve the refuge’s infrastructure as well. That just happened again, with the acquisition of a 6,500 gallon water tank. “Adding a new water tank may not sound quite as exciting as rescuing a tiger,” […]

May 27, 2015 View Article

New arrival at Turpentine Creek

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge has just welcomed the newest member of its big cat family, only this one is medium sized: Pickles, an African Serval. Pickles has come to us from Prairie Grove. Sadly, Pickles’ previous owner passed away suddenly only a few weeks ago, and his wife, moving into a new place, needed to […]

May 22, 2015 View Article