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Two Rescue Bears Arrive At TCWR

Popper and Michael Arrive September 4, 2016 Early Friday morning, a big truck and trailer pulled into Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge with a precious cargo. Lions, Tigers, and Bears, an accredited big cat, bear, and exotic animal rescue, had arrived at the first drop off of four bears that they had rescued from 3 locations. […]

September 4, 2016 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

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

Letter from the President

Letter from the President: Thank you for your past and continued support in helping us help the animals at TCWR. You have been a blessing to the Refuge and our mission. I am excited to announce the grand opening of our on-site Jackson’s Memorial Veterinary Hospital, Thursday, August 18, at 2 p.m. The hospital is named in […]

July 15, 2016 View Article

Rescue Report Giselle

Giselle the Serval Gets A New Home July 5, 2016 On June 30, we received a message from a woman who had rescued a Serval. She worked as a pet food rep at various veterinary clinics and through her visits had witnessed a young Serval practically living at one of her client’s locations. She lived […]

July 5, 2016 View Article

Blood Machine Install

Blood Machine Installed in Veterinary Hospital June 30, 2016 Over the past few months, we have witnessed our veterinary hospital project move forwards by leaps and bounds. It has taken a lot of work to get where we are, not just physical work but time spent on phone calls, going over contracts, talking to companies […]

June 30, 2016 View Article

Grand Opening

Veterinary Hospital Grand Opening For well over two years we have worked hard to finish the veterinary hospital project. It took some really amazing supports and a lot of hard work from staff and interns but the vet hospital is complete. We still have a little bit more to raise to finish equipping the hospital […]

June 25, 2016 View Article

Howling with Joy

Coyote Pup Rescue June 23, 2016 On Tuesday, June 21, our newest rescue arrived at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. The tiny, 9-week-old coyote pup has already captured the hearts of the dozens of cat people that work at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Although we are mainly a big cat refuge, on occasion, we do take […]

June 23, 2016 View Article

Summer Fun With Water

The many different Pools at Turpentine Creek June 14, 2016 Pools come in all shapes and sizes! Big pools, little pools, plastic pools, metal pools, and even a custom built pool with a waterfall. Pools help our animals stay cool in the summer. Some of our animals love pools, others can’t stand water. We put […]

June 14, 2016 View Article

Celebrating Blues, Father’s, and Members

You are invited to Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, Father’s Day Picnic, and Membership Appreciation. June 12, 2016 From June 16-19, Eureka Springs Blues Weekend and Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge are teaming up to host a plethora of seasoned award winning blues artists and modern blues newcomers. This all-ages event is great for music lovers both […]

June 12, 2016 View Article