Blogs - Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge

The Enduring Symbolism of Tigers in Korean Culture

When thinking of an animal that represents a country, many people might picture iconic creatures like the bald eagle for […]

When someone visits a zoo or sanctuary, or watches a wildlife documentary, they may ask the question: How long do […]

Tomorrow, May 11th, is Mother’s Day. Many of the species we have here at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge are some […]

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is currently home to 8 species of felines (as well as 4 types of feline hybrids). […]

This Tuesday, the 22nd of April, marked the 55th anniversary of Earth Day. Founded in the US in 1970, Earth […]

Naturalists and conservationists play a crucial role in protecting the world’s most elusive and endangered species, and tigers are no […]

History Spyke was a melanistic (black) leopard born to Santania and Zambo who were rescued in 2008 from a private […]

Here at Turpentine Creek, our animals eat A LOT. We run through about 600 pounds of meat a day here! […]

Today, we’ll be focusing on servals – an incredible cat that not everyone may have heard of but faces many […]

When you hear the word “tiger”, what do you picture? Probably a large, orange cat with black stripes. But what […]