Turpentine Creek Weekly Cat of the Week
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Dear Scott,
Welcome to the Turpentine Creek Cat of The Week e-Newsletter. Please click on the "Share" button above to get your friends involved. For more up to the minute information join our facebook fan page too. Turpentine Creek has 29 cats and a bear waiting to come to the refuge. We can only do this if you donate today. $10 Donation$20 Donation$50 DonationOther AmountSee ya at the refuge, Scott
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Cat of the Week - Detroit
On March 23, 2006, Turpentine Creek received a plea for help from Lightning Ranch Wildlife Preserve, a sanctuary in Auburn, KS. Their county had passed a ban on exotic animal ownership and the allotted time to relocate their animals was fast approaching. Detroit was being housed at the Lightning Ranch in a barn while awaiting relocation. He was rescued along with two other tigers, Styx and Bombay who were being held in a defunct breeding facility just north of Salina, Kansas.
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YouTube Weekly Video
Each week we post another weekly video featuring a Cat of The Week and other timely information. Click on the video player below to watch this weeks video.
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Instincts of a Predator
By Steven Vargas/Staff Biologist
Just because a tiger is raised by humans doesn't mean that they loose their natural predator instincts. As the saying goes you can take the tiger out of the wild but you can't take the wild out of the tiger, and there is no place more evident of this then at the refuge. As we begin to make progress on the new perimeter fence, staff and interns have been spending a lot of time on the tour road observing the cats as a guest at the refuge, and although there playful behaviors are fascinating, they are still dangerous animals. Ringo carefully stalking the tractor as it goes by, Bombay digging his sharp claws into a nearby tree, permanently scarring it, and Detroit carrying his 70 plus pound boomer ball up the hill displaying his massive strength, these are examples of a tiger's natural behavior. Bombay is actually sharpening his claws, Detroit is treating the ball like its his prey, and Ringo is actively hunting. All are actions that are exciting to watch but are also reasons why not to own a big cat. Come to the refuge and see for yourself, the fun antics of our cats.
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Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge | 239 Turpentine Creek Lane | Eureka Springs | AR | 72632
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