How Alexander Bobcat Got His Name When I met the Reverend Alexandra Montiel in 1994, she was 55 and I was 33. At the time I thought how hard this wealthy woman was working to preserve her youth and wondered if I would fight the signs of aging so fiercely. She had just undergone a…
Alexander Male Bobcat DOB 5/13/94 – 3/11/2015 Alexander’s father was supposed to be a sterile first generation hybrid so we did not expect Alexander. Alex is one of our more friendly and outgoing bobcats. Whenever keepers are near, he will get right up and begin to follow their movements watching with intense curiosity. Alex was…
Siberian Lynx Common Name: Eurasian Lynx, Siberian Lynx Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata) Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Felinae (Lynx) Species: lynx Misc: The debate continues whether or not the Siberian Lynx is in fact a separate species from the Canadian and Iberian Lynxes, or merely a sub-species. Experts are evenly divided…
Iriomote Cat Common Name: Iriomote Cat Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrata) Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Felinae (Prionailurus) Species: bengalensis iriomotensis Photo by C. Allan Morgan Misc: This cat was originally thought to be a unique species based on some of its characteristics and the fact that it is limited to the Iriomote…
This page lists pages that deal with big cat laws Killings, maulings and escapes by big cats State and Federal laws concerning exotic cats Big Cat Bans Why regulations don’t work and why bans do Legislation cannot change the heart, but it can restrain the heartless. https://bigcatrescue.org/county-authority-to-regulate-wild-animals/ https://bigcatrescue.org/saber-tooth-sleuth-2/ https://bigcatrescue.org/children-killed-and-mauled-by-big-cats/ https://bigcatrescue.org/captive-wild-animal-safety-act/ Visit these pages…
Open Letter to Beyonce Beyonce, I’d like to begin by saying that in some ways I truly admire you. Perhaps we have different views on some (or many) social issues, but I do see in you a deep desire to be kind to others. You seem to put great effort into being a progressive and independent woman…
Why Is It Bad to Pet Cubs? 1. The first reason is the misery this causes to the cubs during the time they are exploited in this way to make money and in the way they are treated once they are too big to use in this way. 2. The second reason why it is…
Reisa Cougar Paw Project Reisa Cougar’s paws were butchered when she was a cub that was sold as a pet to a drug dealer in NY. Our vet takes a look at her paws today to see what can be fixed. Reise’s blood work results indicated mild kidney disease which is not a surprise…
Reno Male Leopard DOB 1995 – 2/23/15 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 1/1/02 Reno is a very agile, golden spotted leopard who arrived at Big Cat Rescue in 2002 at the age of 7. Reno was a circus performer trained to ride around the ring in a chariot behind a horse. When the act was…
Who is smarter; a tiger or an elephant? Ron Kagan, director of the Detroit Zoo, in a recent CNN Morgan Spurlock piece, that did a good job of raising the question as to whether zoos should exist, said when people come to a zoo they should expect to see animals “thriving.” Good term. Some years…
