How Trapper Came to the Sanctuary

Trapper was born as part of Carolina Tiger Rescue’s former breeding program.  Carolina Tiger Rescue, formally Carnivore Preservation Trust, was originally founded to breed keystone species in hopes of one day releasing them into a safe environment but that day never came.  Our animals who were born here will remain here as their permanent home.

Trapper is our ocelot on tour who loves to show off his growl and make an entrance.  Trapper, as most tours come to his enclosure, will often be in the back of his enclosure, and after the tour waits for a few seconds he typically comes running up to see if someone has a treat for him.  He also is usually growling.   Ocelots generally only make one sound which is the low growl.  This makes it difficult to determine if they are happy, angry, scared, or just hungry. 

Trapper is a very talkative ocelot.  He also comes up to check out guests to see if they have treats for him, and to ensure no one gets too close to his enclosure.

Trapper is located on Elm Grove across the tour path across from Star Cougar.

Breeding

In the late 1990's Carolina Tiger Rescue, formally Carnivore Preservation Trust, decided that we were no longer going to breed due to the number of accredited facilities that were abiding by the Species Survival Plan.  The Species Survival Plan was set up to ensure that breeding in captivity was only being done to conserve a species.  This helped limit needless breeding and helps prevent a surplus of animals living in captivity.  Carolina Tiger Rescue only supports breeding in captivity if it is done in accordance with the Species Survival Plan.