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Coffeeville Rescue

5 Big Cats From Coffeeville, Kansas Within the past few weeks there have been several calls for rescues, one of those from a gentleman in Coffeeville, Kansas. He has five big cats that need a new home; four tigers named Ty, Crysta, Little Tony, and Crystal; and a Ti-liger named Noah (a Ti-liger is a […]

March 9, 2012 View Article

Eureka blog

Eureka. Inspiration from the Strangest Places. Written by Cezar Dubois 07 Mar A good friend of mine was recently picking my brain about vacation destinations for his adventuresome family during the upcoming spring break. My answer for him was ‘Eureka Springs, Arkansas.’ “Arkansas?”, I see the eyebrows arch. Most of the people reading this blog will […]

March 8, 2012 View Article

Big Cats and Public Safety Protection

Congressman McKeon and Congresswoman Sanchez Introduce Bipartisan “Big Cats and Public Safety Protection” Act Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) introduced the “Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act.” An alarming number of wild cats have been bred and sold as domestic pets in the U.S. This trend […]

February 29, 2012 View Article

Kites to take flight March 24

Kites to take flight March 24 Thursday, February 23, 2012 Carroll County News The 22nd Eureka Springs Kite Festival takes to the skies Saturday, Mar. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by KaleidoKites, a store specializing in kites and kaleidoscopes, the festival takes place at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, seven miles south of town […]

February 23, 2012 View Article

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February 16, 2012 View Article

Exotic animals don’t make good pets

Exotic animals don’t make great pets Posted Feb 9, 2012 By EMC News Many people have a fascination with owning a wild, dangerous, exotic pet. Maybe it’s bragging rights among friends, or simply having something that few other people have. Too often injuries or fatalities occur at the paws of an exotic animal, and in […]

February 9, 2012 View Article

New Habitat Opening Feb 7, 2012

Turpentine Creek opening new habitat for big cats Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Carroll County News Feb. 11 will a big day at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, when staff celebrate the public grand opening of the 31st natural habitat. The USDA licensed facility, located on Ark. Hwy. 23, seven miles south of Eureka Springs, is dedicated […]

February 8, 2012 View Article

BB King and his brother

BB King and his brother go au naturel Monday, January 30, 2012 C. D. White What’s this stuff? — BB King and Mack cautiously leave a cement-floored cage to put their paws on soft grass for the first time since they were small cubs. The brothers were released into the natural habitat at Turpentine Creek […]

January 31, 2012 View Article

Independence Day

Independence Day Extravaganza! Held each year on July 4th starting at 6 PM. Bring your own fireworks or buy them here. We have the perfect Ozark Mountain Top venue for the public, both tourists a locals, as a safe and legal place to shoot off you fireworks. Shoot off your fireworks in the company of […]

November 18, 2011 View Article

Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular!

Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular! – Saturday, October 25th 2014 Halloween can be a hair-raising experience, especially when you throw over 100 big cats into the mix. TCWR’s annual Halloween party is the only time you can view our cats in the dark of night. The main compound is open for the whole family to experience the night […]

November 18, 2011 View Article