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Ginger
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Ginger

Female servalApprox. DOB 1/1/2009Rescued on  5/5/2013 Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge on December 29, 2023 Ginger is approximately four years old and was bottle raised from a kitten. She did not have a name, so in keeping with the Gilligan’s Island theme she was named Ginger. Ginger was kept in a cage about 9′…

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Dryden

Male bobcat DOB approx. 5/1/2015 Arrived to Big Cat Rescue October 17, 2016 Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge November 30, 2023 Dryden and 5 others arrived at Big Cat Rescue on Oct. 17, 2016 from Spirit of the Hills.  Find out more about the rescue here: https://bigcatrescue.org/spirit-of-the-hills/https://youtu.be/jRhsl2aVIykDryden and Kewlona are siblings who had been orphaned when…

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Kewlona

Female bobcatDOB appx. 5/1/2015   Rescue October 17, 2016 Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge on November 30, 2023 Play the story of Dryden and Kewlona: We got this feedback from a previous volunteer at Spirit of the Hills, summarized below, along with the two adorable kitten photos of them here: “Dryden and Kewlona came…

Max
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Max

Male bobcat DOB 9/1/10 Rescued 5/31/11 Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge November 30, 2023 Max the pet bobcat kitten was at the center of a months-long legal battle that touched off after a Rhode Island vet seized him from someone who bought him from a backyard breeder… It is illegal to have bobcats as…

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Sioux

Female bobcat DOB approx 3/1/13Rescued: 3/23/17 Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge November 30, 2023 Sioux is a female bobcat who was born in 2013 and sent to the Mobile Zoo in Alabama along with another bobcat named Lakota.  Some say they were taken from the wild, and that they are siblings, but no one…

Lakota
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Lakota

Male bobcatDOB approx 3/1/13Rescued: 3/23/17 Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge November 30, 2023 Lakota is a male bobcat who was born in 2013 and sent to the Mobile Zoo in Alabama along with another bobcat named Sioux.  Some say they were taken from the wild, and that they are siblings, but no one seems…

Dutchess
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Dutchess

Female Tigress DOB Unknown Arrived August 2015 Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge October 21, 2023 Dutchess Tiger enjoys stalking the golf carts as they ride by her enclosure. She LOVES Apple Pie Spice, Pumpkin Pie spice, and cicles! She is a favorite for Private tour guests because she loves to position “purr-fectly” for photos…

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Ariel

Female bobcat DOB approx: 3/1/2010Rescued:  8/1/2014 Moved to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge November 30, 2023 In July 2014, a woman called Big Cat Rescue and said her son had a bobcat that his dog had dragged in as a kitten, four years earlier. She had been living in the house as a “pet”. Now he…

Priya

Priya

DOB 12/20/03 Female Arrived at Big Cat Rescue on 11/17/16 Crossed Rainbow Bridge April 17, 2023 Priya was born at Big Cats of Serenity Springs on 12/20/03 and had 4 cubs by Charaka Tiger on 3/14/10 while still at Serenity Springs.  Charaka was neutered a year later and it is unknown how many cubs they…

Gilligan

Gilligan

Male Canada lynxAppx. 1/1/07Rescued 5/5/13 Crossed Rainbow Bridge 6/5/2023 Gilligan’s age is unknown. We were told he was purchased along with Skipper at an auction. Gilligan had the tiniest cage measuring 5′ x 7′. It was also the dirtiest of all of the cages. The mud floor was not mud, but feces covered with a…