Turpentine Creek "Cat Of The Week"

View Our Latest Newsletter Donate Today Greetings! Fall is a great time to visit Eureka Springs, Arkansas.  The weather is nice (pack for frequently changing weather this time of the year), which just seems to bring the smiles out of everybody.  The streets are active with people just having a great time relaxing and soaking up the beauty.  So, pack up and bring your family to the Best City in the world. There are many great things planned for your family this fall, below are just a few. Oh, don't forget to mark your calendar for the 16th Annual Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular! October 29, 7-10 PM.  This is the only day of the year you can view the cats at night.....spooooooooky! Jazz Eureka Weekend - This weekend! 6th Annual Adventure Into Art - This Weekend! Eurekapalooza Music Festival - This Weekend! Bikes, Blues, and BBQ - Sept. 28 - Oct. 1 Carroll County Cruisers Car Show - Oct. 1 Eagle Watch on Beaver Lake - Oct. 1 - 31 43 Annual Ozark Creative Writers Conference - Oct. 6-8 If you find any of these to your liking, stay at Turpentine Creek while visiting our cool little town.  We provide the perfect place for you to relax and enjoy the animals between activities in Eureka Springs.  Book a room with us today and come, enjoy the Ozarks. Sincerely,  Scott Smith Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge   Cat of the Week Haley     Haley was among the 21 Big Cats that Turpentine Creek rescued from Safari Park when the breeding facility went out of business.  This is one of the largest rescues that TCWR had ever been involved, the retrieval of cats spanning a three-month period.  All of the cats were hungry and many needed medical attention. Haley accompanied her sister Whitney and brother Jerry during the recovery. Haley suffered from a broken leg that has since been amputated.   Antics in a Habitat By Kellyn Kearney/staff biologist Besides the obvious advantages to the drop in temperatures from over 100 degrees to the 70s, it makes all the animals extra active. Having been kept pretty non-active over the summer due to the hot weather, this break from the heat has caused a lot of the cats to be super playful. One cat in particular has caused a stir: Detroit. Detroit's our youngest cat out in the habitats and has a ton of energy so he usually puts on a very good show for people. Well, this week consisted of him prancing up and down his habitat (which is no easy task as it's a large hill to begin with) carrying his toys around with him. He'd bring up to the top of his habitat his brand new boomer ball, the Jungle Ball (about 40 lbs), wrestle with it, let it go, and chase it all the way back down the hill. He'd do this for a bit before moving on to his next boomer ball, a beat up old Mega ball (about 70lbs!) which he would drag all the way up the hill only to chase it back down again and run around like a crazy tiger. Then he'd go back to the Jungle Ball and play in his pool a bit with it. He then even started going after his pool, which of course is NOT a toy, but oh did he ever believe it was! Pushin' and pullin' at it; Climbing in and trying to rock it back and forth (what a naughty tiger!) But he was super cute so it was hard to get too upset with him. And a couple of times, towards the end of the day, I even caught him finally trying to get some rest by using his Jungle ball as a pillow. It wasn't a very sturdy pillow but it worked none the less. So definitely try to stop into the Refuge this fall as all of the animals are bound to put on a good show for you as they're so excited about the temperature cool down! (as a side note, all boomer balls were donated to us. Visit the boomer ball website at Boomerball.com if you'd like to help us supply our cats with some fun enrichment!) Can you believe this guy would cause any trouble?       Rooms 1/3 Off! Weekday (Monday thru Thursday) rooms are 1/3 off! Book your room today! This offer is only good if you order by phone: 479-253-5841.  Call Today to book your room.  They are filing up fast! Take advantage of this offer.  Call now....   Offer Expires: October 31,2011

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Keepin' Up Links YouTube FaceBook Become A Member Order your 2012 Calendar Today! (Don't forget your friends!) Greetings! Things at Turpentine Creek are moving along.  While in the process of rebuilding the perimeter fence we unanimously decided that we must do some habitat repair.  The three habitats nearest the lodging and office were the first habitats built, way back in 1997.  In anticipation of new regulations from the USDA we are rebuilding parts of these three habitats.  It is nice to be ahead of the game in this regard.  Although these repairs have temporarily derailed new habitat building, it won't be for long.  Within the next few weeks we will be starting a new habitat for some of the tigers on tiger row.  Donate to the habitat fund today. Save the date (October 29, 7-9 pm) in your calendar for Turpentine Creek's 16th Annual Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular. This weekend in Eureka 9/16: Scooting in the Ozarks Rally.                                            All American Weekend Next weekend in Eureka 9/23: Jazz Eureka 2012. The weekend after that: 9/30: Bikes Blues and BBQ. There are a lot of things coming up soon that you might want to attend.  If you are...stay with us.  We are in the middle of everything! You get the animals to boot, and a nice place to sleep and rest away from the crowds. Book your room today. See the bottom of this email for a weekday deal!   Sincerely, Scott Smith Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge   Cat of the Week - Sierra    Sierra, a beautiful female Bengal tiger, was rescued in Grapevine, TX on September 5, 1998.  She had been confiscated by the Texas SPCA about two months before and placed in a Grapevine Humane Society until a home was found for her.  Sierra had lived on a poor diet of dog food and was in very bad condition.  She had gained 70 pounds in the two months the Humane Society of Grapevine had her.  The Humane Society spayed her while they had her. TCWR was located by the SPCA from our web site.  They decided to give Sierra a good home at TCWR. Sierra had been declawed.   Bam Bam and His Pool! By Jarrett Sweeley, Staff Biologist As many of you know, Bam Bam the bear loves his pool. Recently his old pool finally gave out and sprung a leak. So we had to remove it from his enclosure to ensure he would not further damage his pool, or even his enclosure and himself. After we got the pool out it was easy to tell the Bam Bam was heartbroken. For the first day he just moped around, not being his normal playful self. However, over the next few days Bam Bam became very energetic, constantly throwing one of his big enrichment barrels around his enclosure all day and night. It was soon apparent that we needed to find him a new pool soon. Not only did he manage to keep several guest in our camping area up all night with his antics, a few of the staff members could hear him playing all night long from across the refuge! The next day we managed to find him a new pool, and he immediately calmed down, and went back to his normal behavior. I have never seen any animal here at TCWR love their enrichment as much as Bam Bam loves his pool. So next time you have a chance, come out and see him splashing around, and don't forget that we are always accepting donations to build new habitats. We can only build them as fast as we get the funding, and wouldn't it be nice to see Bam Bam running around a BIG habitat playing with his toys and pool?     Weekday Rooms $100 We are offering our Safari Lodge rooms for only $100 during the week (Monday thru Thursday).  Order by phone only (479-253-5841) and mention you seen this ad.  This special cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.  Again, good only for phone reservations.  This deal includes your tickets to the refuge! What a deal!   Offer Expires: 10/31/2011

Turpentine Creek Cat of the Week

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Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge MONTH/YEAR Help Us, Help Them FaceBook YouTube e-News Sign up Donate Today Dear Scott, Turpentine Creek is absolutely incredible to visit on the beautiful fall days.  I've been working at the refuge since 1994 and it still astounds me how the weather changes everything.  The animals are all up and playing, enjoying the cooler temps.  The people, both workers and visitors, all are much more smiley.  It just brings out the best in the animals and the people. Hands down, the next 8 weeks will be the best of the year!   Make your plans now.  Rooms are filling up on weekends so book yours today! Eureka Springs Antique Auto Festival -- This Weekend Bank of Eureka Springs Robbery Reinactment --Saturday @ Noon For more things to do in the Eureka Springs Area during the fall visit the Chambers website at www.eurekaspringschamber.com or www.arkansas.com.  Sincerely, Scott Smith Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge   Cat of the Week - Ringo   Ringo was brought to Turpentine Creek from Springfield, MO,  by his previous owner.  Ringo was given to them to care for by his first owner who never returned to claim his little 'pet' from his friends.  After seeing multiple news reports on tiger attacks, including the one on star cat-handler Roy Horn, the couple he was given to realized that Ringo would be too much to handle when he reached maturity.  They wisely decided to bring the young tiger to TCWR, tearfully asking us to take care of their little friend. He was only 4.5 months old upon arrival. Here is a little baby shot of Ringo!   Just click anywhere on the image below to watch the weekly podcast.  Most of the videos are about 3-4 minutes long and load quick.   Experience Of a Lifetime $100/Night Book by phone only (479-253-5841). You get the experience of a lifetime for 1/3 off! This offer good on weekdays only! Monday-Thursday.   Offer Expires: 10/31/2011

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Stay In Touch Donate Today YouTube FaceBook Volunteers Needed Greetings! Each week we post a weekly podcast/e-newsletter.  This is number 118 and everything has gone well.  We look forward to the future podcast and sharing the refuge mission with all of you. We are pondering changing formats.  We will keep the cat of the week segment and the special interest segment.  These just seem to be a natural fit.  However, I do want to add another segment but keep all three to a short 3-5 min video.  My question to you, our supporter, is what should the third segment be? Any ideas? email scott@turpentinecreek.org We need your help for habitat building to commence.   Sincerely, Scott Smith Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge   Bear of the Week - Bam Bam Grizzly Bear   Turpentine Creek was contacted by a man from Oklahoma who had 9 tigers and 2 bears in need of homes. He was facing foreclosure and was ordered to be off the property by November 1st; his vehicles had already been repossessed and he had no money left to care for his animals.    On November 11th, TCWR staff members headed south to Ardmore, OK, and arrived at the man's property at around 6pm.  There were the two bears; Bam Bam, a 2-year-old grizzly bear, and Thunder, a 1-year-old black bear.  Both seemed healthy and were full of energy.  They were housed inside of a large barn where there were eight 10'x20' identical cages; all were well-constructed and clean.  The tigers had already been rescued, so the first 6 cages were empty and were being torn down and removed from the barn. It did feel like we got there to rescue the bears just in time.    Bikes, Blues, and BBQ September 28- October 1 Book a room at the refuge!  Turpentine Creek is directly on most of the awesome motorcycle Routes leading to and from Eureka Springs.  At this time we do have rooms available for those dates.  Stay with us and your donation dollar helps the animals. http://www.bikesbluesandbbq.org/   Thanks, Thank you for your continued support of the refuge. Fall brings lots of fun and excitement in the Eureka Springs area.  Bring your family, bring your friends, bring your soul.  For certainly you will be rejuvenated.  Vacation on the wild side.

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Stay In Touch Donate Today YouTube FaceBook Volunteers Needed Greetings! Each week we post a weekly podcast/e-newsletter.  This is number 118 and everything has gone well.  We look forward to the future podcast and sharing the refuge mission with all of you. We are pondering changing formats.  We will keep the cat of the week segment and the special interest segment.  These just seem to be a natural fit.  However, I do want to add another segment but keep all three to a short 3-5 min video.  My question to you, our supporter, is what should the third segment be? Any ideas? email scott@turpentinecreek.org We need your help for habitat building to commence.   Sincerely, Scott Smith Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge   Bear of the Week - Bam Bam Grizzly Bear   Turpentine Creek was contacted by a man from Oklahoma who had 9 tigers and 2 bears in need of homes. He was facing foreclosure and was ordered to be off the property by November 1st; his vehicles had already been repossessed and he had no money left to care for his animals.    On November 11th, TCWR staff members headed south to Ardmore, OK, and arrived at the man's property at around 6pm.  There were the two bears; Bam Bam, a 2-year-old grizzly bear, and Thunder, a 1-year-old black bear.  Both seemed healthy and were full of energy.  They were housed inside of a large barn where there were eight 10'x20' identical cages; all were well-constructed and clean.  The tigers had already been rescued, so the first 6 cages were empty and were being torn down and removed from the barn. It did feel like we got there to rescue the bears just in time.    Bikes, Blues, and BBQ September 28- October 1 Book a room at the refuge!  Turpentine Creek is directly on most of the awesome motorcycle Routes leading to and from Eureka Springs.  At this time we do have rooms available for those dates.  Stay with us and your donation dollar helps the animals. http://www.bikesbluesandbbq.org/   Thanks, Thank you for your continued support of the refuge. Fall brings lots of fun and excitement in the Eureka Springs area.  Bring your family, bring your friends, bring your soul.  For certainly you will be rejuvenated.  Vacation on the wild side.