September 26 2017

Big Cat Updates

ZEUS WENT HOME - See the video below.

Keeper Lauren Buckingham's Coordinator Report for Monday 9/25/2017

We ended up having enough volunteers today to get feeding/cleaning done. BethAnn came in later in the morning to help despite having an appointment first thing... I was really grateful for that.

We managed to get Zeus' enclosure cleaned up so that he can go home soon. Some progress was also made on cleaning up Keisha's enclosure.

Jade went in to see Dr Justin, she will be in the recovery hospital for a few days.

Zeus as always was a star today, he ate well and enjoyed his hose baths.

  Jade's Nest Cam in the Recovery Hospital

 Facebook Live Video Replays

Monday Afternoon With Afton & the cats - Jade leopard was sedated today. Checking on Jade & Zeus, and seeing some of the other cats, too.  Ares, Orion, Cameron, Jade, Zeus, Kali, etc.

Tuesday Morning - Zeus has recovered from his surgery and spent time in the hospital's outside recovery cage and today HE GOES HOME!! Come along with us and watch Zeus go home He is going to be so happy to get back to his big set of cages instead of being in the small recovery cage. THANK YOU to everyone who watched the live cams and helped us keep an eye on him during his recovery.

 Where's Carole?

Carole is at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival’s (JHWFF’s) programs promote public awareness and stewardship of wildlife and wildlife habitat through the innovative use of media. Since 1991, its annual conferences draw together international leaders in science, conservation, broadcasting and media. For three days this year, committed wild cats advocates convened for the Jackson Hole Conservation Summit (24-26 September), to share resources and strategies, address critical challenges and brainstorm innovative approaches for collaboration. They joined 650+ of the world’s most influential filmmakers and commissioners at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival to celebrate the world’s finest nature programming and explore innovative ways to integrate media centrally into the battle against global wildlife crime.

Here is the list of speakers at the summit.  Carole is on the list.  She presented yesterday on "Cecil and Beyond:  A Case Study Analysis"

Read the Press Release to understand more about why this is such an important event.

Carole Interviews Lori from SavingWild.com

Carole sent me this link today.  http://savingwild.com/

About Lori Robinson: Growing up in a menagerie of animals, with a family connection to Dr. Jane Goodall, spawned my life-long passion for animals. It's why I lived in Africa and have been traveling there for the past 34 years. It's why I started Saving Wild. It's why I'm passionate about sharing my love of wildlife and wild places with you. It's why I sold my house and most of my belongings and moved from Santa Barbara, California to live alongside coyote, deer, bobcat, and bear in a small old adobe home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Lori holds degrees in environmental studies, biology, and psychology, and has a life-long passion for animals and wild places. She has spent time with the indigenous Achuar of the Ecuador Amazon, the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert, and the Maasai andSamburu of Kenya. From 2004- 2010 she worked for the Jane Goodall Institute as their Africa Adventures Specialist and continues to design, and lead, safaris to East and Southern Africa.

 Mickey Cougar Pawprint Premium Tee Shirt

 Mickey Cougar Word Art Tee Shirt

 BigCatTV.com

Reposting by viewer request.

Reintroducing Our Caracals Part 1: Vet Visit - Published on Aug 25, 2017
Chaos and Cyrus were rescued as a pair. We want to reintroduce them, but not without visiting our veterinarian first.

Reintroducing Our Caracals - Part 2 - Published on Sep 1, 2017
After visiting the veterinarians to get spayed and neutered, it was time for Cyrus and Chaos to be reunited for their first time since their rescue.

 Win A Big Cat Rescue Supporter Band – Show the world that you support Big Cat Rescue by wearing one a Big Cat Rescue awareness bracelet. Band is black with the BCR tiger, paw prints, and the words Big Cat Rescue in white.  Each day that you make the Call of the Wild Carole is notified and at the end of every day, Carole will run a randomizer to pick one winner every day. It is important that when you make the Call of the Wild that you use you accurate address because that is the address that Keeper Lauren will then mail a Big Cat Rescue Supporter Wrist Band to the daily winner. Make the Call of the Wild at https://BigCatAct.com If you do not know what the Call of the Wild is check out the info at: http://bigcatrescue.org/cta-call-wild/

Recent Winners:

• Sept 21 Tracy J.
• Sept 22 Susan S.
• Sept 23 Marie T.
• Sept 24 Nikhil K.
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 Keeper Corner

Tuesday Toes Photos - Andi Bobcat ~Photo by Keeper Afton

Ares Cougar - I'm gonna get that squirrel one day, soon!

Photo by Afton - Apollo, the Siberian Lynx is all comfy and relaxed after enjoying his second sicle.

 Viewer Pix

LOVING THIS!!!  Cindy Arthur has done it again!!  Can YOU guess who these are? Answer at the bottom of the page.

Here are a few photos from our wonderful online friends.  Did YOU Know? YOU can snap photos from the cats’ live streaming web cams?  Find all the web cams at http://BigCatCams.com.  You can watch the cats, snap photos and post them online.  Join us on our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/bigcatrescue or join the official Big Cat Rescue Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/BigCatRescue/ and post your snapshots there as well.

Big Cat Friend Bard Colvin:  Jade resting comfortably in the hospital.

Big Cat Friend, Jamie Tafoya:  Keisha enjoying the setting sun last night.

Big Cat Friend, Robin Gable:  Cooper, surveying his domain. (about 19:22 EST, 25 Sept., 2017)

Big Cat Friend, Lynda Kostrzewski:  These pictures from last week show just how big Zeus is.

 Viewer Videos

Here are a few videos from our wonderful online friends.  Did YOU Know? YOU can capture videos from the cats’ live streaming web cams?  Find all the web cams at http://BigCatCams.com.  You can watch the cats, capture videos, and post them online.  Join us on our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/bigcatrescue or join the official Big Cat Rescue Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/BigCatRescue/ and post your snapshots there as well.

Rebecca reading to Zeus

Afton visiting Zeus

Jade Leopard seeing the vet

Andy is in love. He's in love with the lake!

Keisha - stinky face and run

Cooper - Illegally cute

Off she goes

Keisha stinky face

Seth and Andy's splash off

Cooper off to the den again

ANSWER:  Cindy's drawings today are Tonga and Baby Cooper.