Educational Blog Archives - Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge

Fergy the Liger

At Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, we have around 92 animals at our facility. Around half of those animals are tigers […]

Did you know there are classifications on if a cat can be a big cat or not? Just because you […]

While at TCWR have you noticed thick bunched-up hair hanging from the heads and necks of some of these cats? […]

What are mesopredators? Meso-predators are mid-ranking predators like foxes, raccoons, coyotes, bobcats, etc. What is an apex predator? An apex […]

As we wrap up the year here at TCWR, we wanted to look back at some of the memories of […]

As of December 12, 2022, the USDA reported over 397 cases of COVID-19 in animals across the country. 118 of […]

Did you know that Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge has a Spotted Hyena?! His name is Rambo and he currently resides […]

International Animal Rights Day falls on December 10th. It is a day to acknowledge the rights that animals do have […]

December 4th is World Wildlife Conservation Day. It’s a day to bring awareness to the issues surrounding decreasing and disappearing […]

If you visit Turpentine or stay on sight with us, you may hear our animals chatting. Everyone here has something […]