Keeper Tessa’s Blog 10/16/19
In the spirit of fall and Halloween, sanctuary residents receive special enrichment - pumpkins!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 10/3/19
Mila and Riley Tiger have been moved back into their enclosure in Pine Forest!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 9/12/19
Mila and Riley Tiger have been moved into quarantine and given access to its new expansion!
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 9/10/19
Cats are split into two categories - big cats and small cats. There are several differences between these two groups, and, no, it is not just their size!
read moreDr. Hunter’s Blog 8/22/19
Our quarantine building, Karen’s Keep, is getting an upgrade! Staff and volunteers have been working very hard to build outdoor shifts for future quarantined animals!
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 8/15/19
I love ocelots an awful lot! I know, I know, bad pun, but seriously Magoo Ocelot is a really cool cat!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 8/9/19
Summer is quickly ending and, sadly, so is our time with our interns!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 8/1/19
As promised, I have updates on Beau Cougar, our only wild-born cougar rescue!
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 7/31/19
Carolina Tiger Rescue staff have been so excited for the Lion King movie! Yesterday, we all went to Marbles IMAX theater to enjoy it and sing along to all the songs (in our heads, of course).
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 7/26/19
And just like that, summer camp is over. Camp was full of so many exciting experiences and it flew by!
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Dr. Chloe Wilde is our wildlife biologist. She studied ecology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Her favorite topic of study is conservation. Dr. Wilde is passionate about learning about and teaching others about how they can help wild cat populations, including reducing their use of products with palm oil in them. Though Carolina Tiger Rescue does not have any, Dr. Wilde’s favorite animal to study is the clouded leopard.
Dr. Wilde’s Blog 9/10/19
Cats are split into two categories - big cats and small cats. There are several differences between these two groups, and, no, it is not just their size!
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 8/15/19
I love ocelots an awful lot! I know, I know, bad pun, but seriously Magoo Ocelot is a really cool cat!
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 7/31/19
Carolina Tiger Rescue staff have been so excited for the Lion King movie! Yesterday, we all went to Marbles IMAX theater to enjoy it and sing along to all the songs (in our heads, of course).
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 7/26/19
And just like that, summer camp is over. Camp was full of so many exciting experiences and it flew by!
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 7/11/19
Today, I want to talk about scientific names. Scientific names were created to help people talk about an animal even if they have different common names for the animal.
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 6/14/19
In a previous post, I explained how we feed the kinkajous. Today, I want to talk about feeding a coatimundi!
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 5/24/19
As you probably know by now, I love finding new animals in the sanctuary. I found another native species today! I was heading back to visit Fenimore and Emerson at their off tour enclosure when I spotted a snapping turtle on the path!
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 5/3/19
I love spring at Carolina Tiger Rescue! Flowers have come out and so have some different creatures around the sanctuary. We’ve already seen adult and baby owls and today I found a turtle roaming the Rescue!
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 4/25/19
Remember when I mentioned an adult owl hanging out near our staff entrance? Well, leaving the rescue yesterday, we could not believe our eyes! We have two baby owls living near the Food Prep building!
read moreDr. Wilde’s Blog 4/15/19
Hello there! Lately, I have been very busy getting ready for summer camp and our new homeschool program. I’m happy to report that all this preparation required a trip to one of my favorite places, the craft store, followed by an exciting find at the sanctuary!
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Tessa Stripes is our newest animal keeper here at Carolina Tiger Rescue. She studied wildlife biology at Virginia Tech. Before coming to Carolina Tiger Rescue, she interned at Wildlife Safari. Her favorite animals to work with are tigers! She enjoys giving the animals at Carolina Tiger Rescue a safe and appropriate home for them. It’s a hard and dirty job, but she loves it! Her favorite time of year at the rescue is the fall, when all the animals get pumpkins for enrichment!
Keeper Tessa’s Blog 10/16/19
In the spirit of fall and Halloween, sanctuary residents receive special enrichment - pumpkins!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 10/3/19
Mila and Riley Tiger have been moved back into their enclosure in Pine Forest!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 9/12/19
Mila and Riley Tiger have been moved into quarantine and given access to its new expansion!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 8/9/19
Summer is quickly ending and, sadly, so is our time with our interns!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 8/1/19
As promised, I have updates on Beau Cougar, our only wild-born cougar rescue!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 7/15/19
Ranger Bobcat continues to settle into his new home in the sanctuary!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 6/19/19
Have you ever been thirsty and not had access to water? Maybe you went on a hike and forgot your water bottle or forgot to pack a drink for lunch, whatever the situation, I’m sure it was no fun! We never want to be without water when we need it, and neither do other animals. Here at the sanctuary, we make sure our residents have access to clean water all day, every day!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 5/30/19
Our volunteers, work groups, and staff have been working for months on new outdoor habitats for Wednesday, Lola, Baxter, and Albert Kinkajous. Today, all the hard work was worth it when the kinkajous excitedly explored their new enclosures!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 5/5/19
It has been warming up here at Carolina Tiger Rescue and summer is fast-approaching, bringing with it more heat. Our tigers love to cool off in the same way a lot of humans do in the summertime - swimming!
read moreKeeper Tessa’s Blog 5/2/19
With the changing seasons, came changes of scenery for a few animals at Carolina Tiger Rescue. Not only has spring hit the sanctuary, but Macano Coatimundi, Beau Cougar, Ranger Bobcat, and Talon Bobcat all moved to new enclosures in the span of a week!
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Dr. Lamar Hunter has just joined the Carolina Tiger Rescue team as a wildlife veterinarian. After he graduated from NC State’s vet school, Dr. Hunter studied under Dr. Angela Lassiter at Carolina Tiger Rescue. He helps with physicals, medical procedures, and loves seeing the animals improve under the care of the awesome vets at the rescue. Dr. Hunter enjoys working with all the animals at Carolina Tiger Rescue, but his favorite is the lions.
Dr. Hunter’s Blog 8/22/19
Our quarantine building, Karen’s Keep, is getting an upgrade! Staff and volunteers have been working very hard to build outdoor shifts for future quarantined animals!
read moreDr. Hunter’s Blog 7/25/19
Summer camp here at the sanctuary is coming to an end. I must say one of my favorite parts of camp was the field trip we took to NC State with the high school campers! We checked out Dr. Adam Hartstone-Rose’s lab and the vet school, my old stomping ground!
read moreDr. Hunter’s Blog 7/24/19
Elvis Serval received a physical today. Our high school summer campers were able to witness the sanctuary’s medical care firsthand and even got to listen to Elvis’ heartbeat!
read moreDr. Hunter’s Blog 6/17/19
Last week, I touched on Nakobi’s special needs at meal time. This week, I want to tell you about Elvis Serval’s unique food prep!
read moreDr. Hunter’s Blog 6/10/19
Most of our animals can eat a whole carcass diet, meaning the raw meat and bones, with no problems. Nakobi Cougar and Elvis Serval, however, have some special meal preparation guidelines!
read moreDr. Hunter’s Blog 5/19/19
Because we serve as a forever home to our rescues, loss is inevitable in our work. However, no matter how many times we go through it, it never gets easier. Shenandoah Tiger passed away on May 18 and it was heartbreaking for all of us here at Carolina Tiger Rescue to lose her.
read moreDr. Hunter’s Blog 3/5/19
It has been a busy week here at Carolina Tiger Rescue. I heard from Keeper Stripes that we safely moved Fenimore back out to his enclosure yesterday. Today, we turn our attention to Tio Tiger.
read moreDr. Hunter’s Blog 3/4/19
We have been keeping a close eye on Fenimore Tiger over the last couple weeks. The keepers have noticed that he hasn't been feeling his best, isn't eating all his food, and is getting around a little slower than usual. Because of this, we scheduled a physical for Fenimore in hopes of getting some blood work and doing an ultrasound on him to find out what is going on.
read moreDr. Hunter’s Blog 2/8/19
Beau got his physical today! Every animal, within the first 30 days of coming to Carolina Tiger Rescue, receives a physical. This physical allows us to get a baseline on their health. We draw blood to do a full work up, check all of their joints and teeth, and ensure they are overall healthy.
read moreDr. Hunter’s Blog 2/1/19
Last week was tough with the passing of Max Tiger, but one thing we have to remember is that we will continue to have animals who need us and we have to keep giving those animals our best, even when we are feeling down and out. A good reminder of that is our new cougar cub, Beau!
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