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Celebrating Our Team

National Zoo Keeper Week 2017 July 16, 2017 July 16-22 is National Zoo Keeper Week. In recognition of dedicated animal keepers, the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) members are celebrating National Zoo Keeper Week from July 16-22. As a member of the AAZK we are proud to join in a week celebrating our team’s […]

July 16, 2017 View Article

Encouraging Nature

Engaging Our Animals’ Minds July 14, 2017 We work hard to make sure our animals get the chance to be as wild as possible in captivity. That includes creating enrichment programs to encourage natural behaviors in our animals such as hunting, stalking, and ‘killing’ their enrichment toys. Watch the video to see some of these […]

July 14, 2017 View Article

Live Video

Advancing Technology July 7, 2017 For the past year, Turpentine Creek has been working to find a way to bring the big cats to you. No, not by loading up a lion and traveling across the country to your front doorstep, but by getting the technology to make our animals accessible from anywhere around the […]

July 7, 2017 View Article

Celebrating Your Wildlife

Wild About Wildlife Month AT TCWR July 5, 2017 Turpentine Creek is spending the month of July celebrating Wild About Wildlife Month! Join us for a month-long celebration filled with online contests, games, prizes, special enrichment, fun videos, and more! This event culminates with a fundraiser on July 31st to help us finish funding our […]

July 5, 2017 View Article

The Fourth of July

Celebrating Our Independence One Bite at a Time July 4, 2017 Who doesn’t love the Fourth of July? The smell of hotdogs roasting, homemade ice cream, grilling BBQ, watermelons (with a hint of salt), and strawberry shortcake — not to mention the excitement that often comes with the colorful and startling display of fireworks and […]

July 4, 2017 View Article

Wild About Wildlife Month

Celebrating Our Wildlife July 1, 2017 We are celebrating Wildlife all month long! Help us enrich the lives of the animals that call Turpentine Creek Home. For the month of July we are asking our supporters to donate Enrichment for our animals. Enrichment makes the lives of our animals better and helps to keep them […]

July 1, 2017 View Article

Evolving as a Sanctuary

TCWR’s Behavioral Management Program June 26, 2017 Summers in the Ozarks are full of fun, family, food and, of course, felines! And picnics are an archetype of this sweet summer fun. At Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, we encourage our visitors to come out, bring their lunch, and spend some time watching the animals. With a […]

June 26, 2017 View Article

Sweet Treats and Cool Pools

Summer Fun At Turpentine Creek June 21, 2017 Summer is here and the big cats and bears love cool treats! Watch our animal residents enjoy their own personal ‘popsicles’. Our bears get special fruitsicles and our cats get bloodsicles. Now, even though you might not like the idea of bloodsicles, our big cats love them! […]

June 21, 2017 View Article

Building Enrichment

New Benches Needed June 20, 2017 The big cats, and bear, that call Turpentine Creek home spend a lot of their time gazing out over the beautiful expanse of the Ozarks a top of their benches. This high perch allows them to get out of the sun if they lay under it, or get a […]

June 20, 2017 View Article

IFAW Collaboration

A Hands-On Learning Experience IFAW Team Member At TCWR June 7, 2017 Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge has recently had the pleasure of hosting Meredith Whitney, IFAW’s Wildlife Rescue Program Office, at our refuge. Meredith has spent the last two weeks participating in our internship program, getting her hands dirty and helping the team care for […]

June 14, 2017 View Article