by Duncan | Jun 11, 2025 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Wildlife
Tanya Smith–Founder and President of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, a 459-acre sanctuary in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, chiefly housing abused, abandoned, and neglected big cats—recalls a precocious first foray into big cat rescue…at age 11. She explains that...
by Duncan | Apr 5, 2023 | Advocates, Authors, Captive Exotic, Cats, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Primates, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Dr. Jane Goodall–the ethologist, activist, and conservationist who rose to international attention in the 1960s, propelled by her pioneering work studying chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania—offers her current impressions of young people’s attitudes about animals and...
by Duncan | Nov 23, 2022 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals
Emily McCormack—the Animal Curator at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (TCWR), a sanctuary in Eureka Springs, Arkansas housing 94 animals (mostly big cats, plus bears)—recalls being infatuated with tigers since childhood, telling her parents at age 10 or 12 that she...
