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Cold weather brings challenges for big cat caretakers

Cold weather brings challenges for big cat caretakers Although caring for over 100 tigers, lions, bears and other exotic wildlife is a challenge any time of the year, winter weather creates many extra challenges. Whereas tigers grow a winter coat, as do cougars and other native species, African animals suffer from the cold if not […]

January 14, 2015 View Article

Letter From The President – Happy New Year!

Happy 2015! The New Year is bringing amazing new changes to improve the care we are able to provide our rescued friends at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. We continue to fundraise for our on-site veterinary hospital. Our groundbreaking is scheduled for February 21st at 1 p.m., so please come join us. We are counting on […]

January 5, 2015 View Article

Online auction raises funds for big cat refuge

Going once, going twice, SOLD! When a “lovely lady” donated a several pieces of jewelry to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Preserve to help it raise money for its big cats, TCWR Education Coordinator Bonnie Glover had this idea. “Two years ago, another intern did an online auction that was pretty successful,” she said. “Usually we […]

December 17, 2014 View Article

Farewell to Kyle Jorgensen

It’s always a sad time saying good-bye to the interns who have been a part of our team just after six months, but it’s even harder when they have been a part of the team for four and a half years. Kyle Jorgensen has been a part of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge’s team since February, […]

October 17, 2014 View Article

Letter from the President

Letter from the President President – Tanya Smith Big plans for the refuge are in our future. Our goal, as most of you know, is to tear down the existing compound and rebuild it into large natural areas for the animals that live near the front entrance. BamBam bear’s new area and the addition of […]

June 3, 2014 View Article

Zeus Ava Release

From A(va) to Z(eus): Rebuilding Habitats Allow More Cats to Feel “Free” Staff Zoologist/Gift Shop Manager – Laurie Vanderwal On Memorial Day Weekend, with excited supporters and guests gathered to watch them step onto the grass for the first time, a restructured habitat area was opened for crowd favorites Ava and Zeus. We are always […]

June 3, 2014 View Article

Right In Your Own Backyard

Right In Your Own Backyard: A Wildlife Refuge Lifestyle Story by: Jim G. Miller Photo: Courtesy of Turpentine Creek On scenic highway 23 about seven miles outside of Eureka Springs, there rests one of the largest wildlife preserves for big cats in the country. That refuge is called Turpentine Creek, and it has been a […]

May 6, 2014 View Article