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March 2012

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February 16, 2012 View Article

Exotic animals don’t make good pets

Exotic animals don’t make great pets Posted Feb 9, 2012 By EMC News Many people have a fascination with owning a wild, dangerous, exotic pet. Maybe it’s bragging rights among friends, or simply having something that few other people have. Too often injuries or fatalities occur at the paws of an exotic animal, and in […]

February 9, 2012 View Article

New Habitat Opening Feb 7, 2012

Turpentine Creek opening new habitat for big cats Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Carroll County News Feb. 11 will a big day at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, when staff celebrate the public grand opening of the 31st natural habitat. The USDA licensed facility, located on Ark. Hwy. 23, seven miles south of Eureka Springs, is dedicated […]

February 8, 2012 View Article

BB King and his brother

BB King and his brother go au naturel Monday, January 30, 2012 C. D. White What’s this stuff? — BB King and Mack cautiously leave a cement-floored cage to put their paws on soft grass for the first time since they were small cubs. The brothers were released into the natural habitat at Turpentine Creek […]

January 31, 2012 View Article

Independence Day

Independence Day Extravaganza! Held each year on July 4th starting at 6 PM. Bring your own fireworks or buy them here. We have the perfect Ozark Mountain Top venue for the public, both tourists a locals, as a safe and legal place to shoot off you fireworks. Shoot off your fireworks in the company of […]

November 18, 2011 View Article

Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular!

Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular! – Saturday, October 25th 2014 Halloween can be a hair-raising experience, especially when you throw over 100 big cats into the mix. TCWR’s annual Halloween party is the only time you can view our cats in the dark of night. The main compound is open for the whole family to experience the night […]

November 18, 2011 View Article

Independence Day Extravaganza

Independence Day Extravaganza 16th Annual Independence Day Celebration Scheduled at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge A fun-filled family 4th of July fireworks display and family entertainment celebration Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (TCWR) will hold it’s 16th annual Independence Day celebration Thursday, July 4, from 7:30 p.m. to midnight with an awesome fireworks display, a variety of […]

November 11, 2011 View Article

Howl-O-Ween

Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular! – Saturday, October 29th, 2011 Halloween can be a hair-raising experience, especially when you throw over 100 big cats into the mix. TCWR’s annual Halloween party is the only time you can view our cats in the dark of night. The main compound is open for the whole family to experience the night […]

November 11, 2011 View Article

Big Cats Do Not Make Pets

Big Cats Do Not Make Good Pets Turpentine Creek staff members have traveled to 17 different states rescuing big cats; lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, servals, bobcats, and lynx. Most of these precious animals would have been euthanized if not for Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Frequently, young cubs of big cats are sold to people as […]

November 10, 2011 View Article