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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

Working With Bobby Bobcat

Introducing Bobby to Behavioral Training June 10, 2016 Bobby the Bobcat, the 17-year-old blind bobcat we rescued from Ohio in January, is settling in at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. The beautiful senior bobcat is still very shy, only coming out when he doesn’t hear loud noises or lots of people. The staff sees him, most […]

June 10, 2016 View Article

Updates and Upgrades

On the Move June 7, 2016 Donna, Pebbles, and Thor have been moved down to Rescue Ridge! We have been working on a project all winter, updating and improving our habitats. It is finally time to update the ‘backyard’ habitats, by the Siberian Suite, Bengal Suite, Tree House, and RV/Tent spots. After a lot of […]

June 7, 2016 View Article

Big Cat vs Little Cat Habitat

Different Needs for Different Breeds May 26, 2016 At Turpentine Creek, we have two different types of habitats for the cats in our care. When we build habitats we have to make sure that they work best for the animals that will live in them and we also have to follow any local, regional, state, […]

May 26, 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

Veterinary Hospital Equipment Update

Time Has Come To Equip the Veterinary Hospital Vet Equipment Update April 25, 2016 The veterinary hospital building is in the final stages before we receive the “keys”. All major construction is completed and now we are just making sure that everything is exactly how we want it. Soon, we will be able to do […]

April 25, 2016 View Article

Preventative Health Care

Thunder 2 ManiPurr April 22, 2016 The staff at Turpentine Creek does their best to prevent emergency vet visits for the animals that call Turpentine Creek home. They watch their behaviors and as soon as someone notices difference in their behavior the senior animal care staff tries to find out what is causing the issue. […]

April 21, 2016 View Article

Roars for Riders

Fifth Annual Arkansas 500 A Success April 19, 2016 82 Dual Sport Motorcycle riders joined our Vice-President Scott Smith for his fifth annual fundraising event, the Arkansas 500. For 4 days, from April 7th until the 10th, these men and women road the rough trails around North West Arkansas to support Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. […]

April 19, 2016 View Article

Wild Tigers Numbers Up

Wild Tiger Population Increases For The First Time In Decades April 16, 2016 World Wildlife Fund has announced that for the first time in decades the wild tiger population has increased! This is a wonderful turn of events in wild tiger conservation efforts! In 2010, there were “as few as” 3,200 tigers remaining in the […]

April 16, 2016 View Article

Neonatal Cub Rules Updated

A Big Step In The Right Direction USDA Updates Rules on Cub Handling April 13, 2016 Turpentine Creek was excited to receive the official notice from the USDA about the new Neonatal law passed to protect newborn and infant (Neonatal/neonate) nondomestic cats (tigers/lions/cougars/bobcats/leopards/etc.) from being handled. Although this law does not effect Turpentine Creek, as […]

April 13, 2016 View Article