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Endangered Species Day

Raising Awareness May 18, 2018 The problem with endangered species is how they become endangered in the first place. There are many, but two main reasons animals are disappearing from the Earth: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation. But why do endangered species matter to us? Extinction is a natural process, and history […]

May 18, 2018 View Article

Payson Arrives

Newest Furry Family Member February 12, 2018 Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge has opened our hearts and refuge to a new female, white tiger named Payson. Payson was rehomed with us from Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. The zoo contacted us looking for a new home for the 13-year-old Payson since they have decided to […]

February 12, 2018 View Article

Looking Forward

A New Year At TCWR January 2, 2018 The landscape of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is always changing for the better. We continuously put effort into improving the refuge so that our animal residents can have the best lives possible. In 2017, we began building two very large, natural bear habitats that will span over […]

January 2, 2018 View Article

#GivingTuesday Results

Your Donations Make A Difference December 4, 2017 Once a year, supporters all over the world come together on a single day to help the nonprofits that they love. #GivingTuesday is the kickoff of the end of the year giving season. Most nonprofits get 20-40% of their donations at the end of the year, so […]

December 4, 2017 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

Old Habitats Get New Life

Oldest Habitats Get Completely Rebuilt April 26, 2016 About a month ago we began a complete rebuild of our two oldest habitats. These habitats had served their purpose but with age comes deterioration and new knowledge on better ways to build safer habitats. This double rebuild is one of the last steps on a complete […]

April 26, 2016 View Article

Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday Final Report Wow, Giving Tuesday showed us how dedicated our supporters are! This year we set a really high goal, $158,000 which is approximately what it costs to run Turpentine Creek for one month. Although we did not meet that goal we did have an amazing day full of wonderful comments and generous […]

December 9, 2015 View Article

Building New Habitat Benches

Changing up the game, building durable benches in our habitats. The staff here at Turpentine Creek is always looking for ways to improve our animals’ habitats. We try to give our cats, bears, monkey, and coati, plenty of things to entertain them and make their lives as enjoyable as possible in captivity. One thing that […]

October 21, 2015 View Article