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Carole and Howard Baskin have been involved in a number of productions, all focused on saving big cats both from abuse and neglect with the bigger picture of saving them in the wild. Carole Baskin’s Cage Fight The 2 episode show premiered November 13, 2021 on Discovery +. It features their work going after the…

Koda Lioness

Koda Lioness

Koda Lioness Female Date of birth (approximate): 2018 Date of Rescue: March 2, 2022 We are excited to share some very BIG rescue news! This afternoon BCR’s staff and vet aided law enforcement with the seizure of a 4 year old lioness. She was sedated and transported to the sanctuary and will recover in her…

Servie

Servie

Female Serval1/1/00 – 2/11/22Rescued  5/25/10 A  pet Serval was confined to a tiny, two room apartment for the past 10 years. She was housed with a domestic cat, presumably for the purpose of breeding Savannah Cats which can fetch as much as $26,000. Her life was about as boring as can be imagined since she…

Isolde Rehab Bobcat

Isolde Rehab Bobcat

Isolde Rehab Bobcat Date of Birth: Unknown Date of Rescue: December 16, 2021 Released back to the wild: Meet our newest rescue Isolde. Isolde means ice queen in Welsh and beautiful in Celtic. Isolde is a female Florida bobcat who was found emaciated weighing just 8 pounds, dehydrated, and covered in mange.Wild Florida Rescue received…

Pia and Venkman Bobcats

Pia and Venkman Bobcats

Born: Approx: December 2020 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue: May 19,2021 Released back to the wild: 11/17/2021 This morning we took in two more bobcats! Two 6 month old kittens who were found covered in mange in South Florida. The Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida originally rescued the pair and gave them initial treatment. At…

Amanda the Tiger

Amanda the Tiger

Female Tiger Born: 1/1/1996 Rescued: 9/28/2011 Died: 9/16/2021 at the age of 25 Click this button to hear a short summary of Amanda’s story. Amanda is the timidest of the three tigers that have become known as the Texas Tigers or the Texas Trio. She is very shy, even years after being rescued, she still…

Ambrose-Denali-Lily Bobcats

Ambrose-Denali-Lily Bobcats

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ambrose-Denali-Lily Bobcats Rescued: 5/18/2021 Died: ·         Ambrose: 6/2/2021 ·         Denali: 6/3/2021 ·         Lily: 6/5/2021   Sadly all three of these kittens died with the primary culprit being Calici virus, which is common in domestic cats but we have never seen it in wildcats before.  None of the bobcat kittens were exposed to domestic cats…

Angel Bobcat

Angel Bobcat

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Angel Bobcat Rescued: 9/14/2020 Released back to the wild: 3/18/2021   We rescued a new bobcat kitten this morning and her name is Angel. We hit the road at 3 AM this morning to pick up the 6-week-old kitten who was found all alone in the middle of the road on a rural highway….

Faith Bobcat

Faith Bobcat

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Faith the Rehab Bobcat How it all began Rescued: 12/2/2003 Released back to the wild: 4/21/2005 In 2005 Big Cat Rescue released a native bobcat back into the wild. While this is done frequently by Big Cat Rescue for bobcats who were adults when they arrived, it was the first time that we had…