Tigers

22
Jul
2023

Maharani

Maharani

In the fall of 2022, the Compound Manager at S&R Productions got news that the Secret Garden in Las Vegas was closing. The Mirage had been sold and all animals had to be re-homed. This was unexpected and heartbreaking for the keepers who had cared for the cats their entire lives.

After an extensive search and recommendations from the Compound Manager, the Sarmoti Foundation selected WildCat Ridge Sanctuary to provide lifetime care for six tigers: Svengali, Cosmo, Indira, Rajiv, Hirah and Maharani. We were thrilled and humbled for the opportunity and have worked closely with the original keepers to make the tigers’ adjustment as easy as possible.

Hirah and Maharani were born in 2015 and are the daughters of Svengali and Indira. These girls are never far away from each other and we love seeing how bonded they are! Maharani (white) seems to be the bravest of the girls, first to eat and first to explore. Hirah (golden) is a bit more cautious but she loves to stalk the keepers and let them know she’s watching!

The tigers have been very well taken care of before arriving at the sanctuary and we count their former keepers as part of the WCR family!

Adopt Maharani

With your $50 adoption fee, you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • The knowledge that you're making a difference in the lives of the wildcats at WildCat Ridge.

Sponsor Maharani

With your $500 sponsorship fee you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • One private tour of WildCat Ridge (for two adults, no children under 18, June thru Sept. with the fulfillment of payment).
$ 50.00
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Donation Total: $50.00

22
Jul
2023

Hirah

Hirah

In the fall of 2022, the Compound Manager at S&R Productions got news that the Secret Garden in Las Vegas was closing. The Mirage had been sold and all animals had to be re-homed. This was unexpected and heartbreaking for the keepers who had cared for the cats their entire lives.

After an extensive search and recommendations from the Compound Manager, the Sarmoti Foundation selected WildCat Ridge Sanctuary to provide lifetime care for six tigers: Svengali, Cosmo, Indira, Rajiv, Hirah and Maharani. We were thrilled and humbled for the opportunity and have worked closely with the original keepers to make the tigers’ adjustment as easy as possible.

Hirah and Maharani were born in 2015 and are the daughters of Svengali and Indira. These girls are never far away from each other and we love seeing how bonded they are! Maharani (white) seems to be the bravest of the girls, first to eat and first to explore. Hirah (golden) is a bit more cautious but she loves to stalk the keepers and let them know she’s watching!

The tigers have been very well taken care of before arriving at the sanctuary and we count their former keepers as part of the WCR family!

Adopt Hirah

With your $50 adoption fee, you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • The knowledge that you're making a difference in the lives of the wildcats at WildCat Ridge.

Sponsor Hirah

With your $500 sponsorship fee you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • One private tour of WildCat Ridge (for two adults, no children under 18, June thru Sept. with the fulfillment of payment).
$ 50.00
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Donation Total: $50.00

22
Jul
2023

Cosmo

Cosmo

In the fall of 2022, the Compound Manager at S&R Productions got news that the Secret Garden in Las Vegas was closing. The Mirage had been sold and all animals had to be re-homed. This was unexpected and heartbreaking for the keepers who had cared for the cats their entire lives.

After an extensive search and recommendations from the Compound Manager, the Sarmoti Foundation selected WildCat Ridge Sanctuary to provide lifetime care for six tigers: Svengali, Cosmo, Indira, Rajiv, Hirah and Maharani. We were thrilled and humbled for the opportunity and have worked closely with the original keepers to make the tigers’ adjustment as easy as possible.

Cosmo is Svengali‘s sister and seems to have his personality. She is very outgoing, chuffing, and playing with her toys which includes taking them in her small pool. She loves lounging on her deck, being completely at ease.

The tigers have been very well taken care of before arriving at the sanctuary and we count their former keepers as part of the WCR family!

Adopt Cosmo

With your $50 adoption fee, you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • The knowledge that you're making a difference in the lives of the wildcats at WildCat Ridge.

Sponsor Cosmo

With your $500 sponsorship fee you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • One private tour of WildCat Ridge (for two adults, no children under 18, June thru Sept. with the fulfillment of payment).
$ 50.00
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Donation Total: $50.00

22
Jul
2023

Rajiv

Rajiv

In the fall of 2022, the Compound Manager at S&R Productions got news that the Secret Garden in Las Vegas was closing. The Mirage had been sold and all animals had to be re-homed. This was unexpected and heartbreaking for the keepers who had cared for the cats their entire lives.

After an extensive search and recommendations from the Compound Manager, the Sarmoti Foundation selected WildCat Ridge Sanctuary to provide lifetime care for six tigers: Svengali, Cosmo, Indira, Rajiv, Hirah and Maharani. We were thrilled and humbled for the opportunity and have worked closely with the original keepers to make the tigers’ adjustment as easy as possible.

Rajiv is Indira’s brother and lives next to her. He’s been exploring his habitat and making sure that his toys keep finding new spots to rest! Rajiv has been the most cautious of all the tigers but he’s starting to greet the keepers with chuffs, letting them know he’s accepted them.

The tigers have been very well taken care of before arriving at the sanctuary and we count their former keepers as part of the WCR family!

Adopt Rajiv

With your $50 adoption fee, you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • The knowledge that you're making a difference in the lives of the wildcats at WildCat Ridge.

Sponsor Rajiv

With your $500 sponsorship fee you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • One private tour of WildCat Ridge (for two adults, no children under 18, June thru Sept. with the fulfillment of payment).
$ 50.00
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Donation Total: $50.00

01
Jan
2019

Atticus

Atticus

Atticus was born in 2014 at a notorious breeding facility in Florida with his brother Scout. They were pulled from their mother and sold to a roadside zoo called Serenity Springs Wildlife Center. There they were used as photo cubs for the first 12 weeks of their lives.

At SSWC they lived in small, barren pens, with nothing but stone to walk on and a cement bunker as shelter. USDA had written up the facility over and over for neglect and improper care. In October of 2016, Serenity Springs sold the facility including all the animals to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge.

Together with Tigers in America, TCWR went to work finding homes for over 100 big cats with other accredited sanctuaries across the United State. Atticus and his brother Scout arrived at WCR on January 1st, 2017. Atticus is the largest of all the tigers at WCR and he has a personality as big as he is! We believe that both he and Scout have Siberian tiger in their background, due to their size, light coloring and much thicker coat. He is very dominant and reminds us everyday that tigers are NOT pets!

Adopt Atticus

With your $50 adoption fee, you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • The knowledge that you're making a difference in the lives of the wildcats at WildCat Ridge.

Sponsor Atticus

With your $500 sponsorship fee you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • One private tour of WildCat Ridge (for two adults, no children under 18, June thru Sept. with the fulfillment of payment).
$ 50.00
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Donation Total: $50.00

01
Dec
2018

Calvin

Calvin

Calvin was born 2013 in Oklahoma at a notorious breeding facility, along with his brother Hobbes. They were pulled from their mother and used as photo cubs for the first 12 weeks of their lives then sold to a roadside zoo called Serenity Springs Wildlife Center.

There they lived in small, barren pens, with nothing but stone to walk on and a cement bunker as shelter. USDA had written up the facility over and over for neglect and improper care. In October of 2016, Serenity Springs sold the facility including all the animals to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Together with Tigers in America, TCWR went to work finding homes for over 100 big cats with other accredited sanctuaries across the United States.

WildCat Ridge Sanctuary offered to take in four of the tigers and Calvin and Hobbes were the first to arrive in Oregon on November 14th, 2016. Calvin is a very outgoing tiger, who loves to play with enrichment and enjoys his natural habitat! Because of an improper diet as a cub, he has lingering issues of Metabolic Disease, which causes him to limp. We have him on special supplements to help and he’s doing much better! WCR looks forward to a very long life with this handsome boy!

Adopt Calvin

With your $50 adoption fee, you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • The knowledge that you're making a difference in the lives of the wildcats at WildCat Ridge.

Sponsor Calvin

With your $500 sponsorship fee you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • One private tour of WildCat Ridge (for two adults, no children under 18, June thru Sept. with the fulfillment of payment).
$ 50.00
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Donation Total: $50.00

01
Nov
2018

Hobbes

Hobbes

Hobbes was born 2013 in Oklahoma at the infamous Joe Exotic’s place, along with his brother Calvin. They were pulled from their mother and used as photo cubs for the first 12 weeks of their lives then sold to a roadside zoo called Serenity Springs Wildlife Center.

There they lived in small, barren pens, with nothing but stone to walk on and a cement bunker as shelter. USDA had written up the facility over and over for neglect and improper care. In October of 2016, Serenity Springs sold the facility including all the animals to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Together with Tigers in America, TCWR went to work finding homes for over 100 big cats with other accredited sanctuaries across the United State.

WildCat Ridge Sanctuary offered to take in four of the tigers and Calvin and Hobbes were the first to arrive in Oregon on November 14th, 2016. Hobbes is the more dominant of these two boys but at some point when they were cubs, Calvin bit off the end of Hobbes tail! Thankfully it doesn’t bother him in any way. These two boys are loving life at the Sanctuary and are the most social of all the tigers!  As brothers they enjoy playing with enrichment and always have a chuff or moo for the Keepers!

Adopt Hobbes

With your $50 adoption fee, you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • The knowledge that you're making a difference in the lives of the wildcats at WildCat Ridge.

Sponsor Hobbes

With your $500 sponsorship fee you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • One private tour of WildCat Ridge (for two adults, no children under 18, June thru Sept. with the fulfillment of payment).
$ 50.00
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Donation Total: $50.00

01
Oct
2018
Nora Tiger (2021)

Nora Tiger (2021)

Beautiful Nora: Always in our hearts, never forgotten – June 2021

Beautiful eyesThe feeling of sadness is overwhelming and not something we were ready to face, but we have lost our dear Nora. 😢
I’m struggling to find words to express the sorry and heartbreak we’re dealing with. With so many things to say, it’s difficult to put my thoughts together n a way that makes sense. All I can think of is she’s gone and our world will never be the same without this sweet, gentle soul that we adored and cherished so much.
We did everything we could and when it was obvious that it was her time, she was surrounded by the people who loved her the most, helping her move to her next journey.

Nora’s history
Nora, a white Bengal Tiger, has had a very hard life. As a young tiger, she was chained to a box while people paid to have their photos taken with her. When she outgrew that, she was used for breeding. Her cubs were taken away from her in order to be sold as “pets” before their eyes were even open. This was Nora’s life for eight years.

When her owner was found dead, Nora was moved to Tiger Paws Exotic Rescue Facility. She arrived emaciated and in terrible shape. Thankfully, with good food and care, she thrived. But her new owners wanted a better life for her, so we were contacted. We made the 5000-mile round trip journey to Ohio to pick her up and bring her to her final home at WildCat Ridge.

Today, Nora is doing wonderfully, living in a large spacious habitat and enjoying life! She’s an easy-going girl that everyone has fallen in love with!

Posted by Cheryl Tuller in Memorials, Tigers
01
Sep
2018

Scout

Scout

Scout was born in 2014 at a notorious breeding facility in Florida with his brother Atticus. They were pulled from their mother and sold to a roadside zoo called Serenity Springs Wildlife Center. There they were used as photo cubs for the first 12 weeks of their lives.

At SSWC they lived in small, barren pens, with nothing but stone to walk on and a cement bunker as shelter. USDA had written up the facility over and over for neglect and improper care. In October of 2016, Serenity Springs sold the facility including all the animals to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge.

Together with Tigers in America, TCWR went to work finding homes for over 100 big cats with other accredited sanctuaries across the United State. Scout and his brother Atticus arrived at WCR on January 1st, 2017. Scout is a handsome boy who is very vocal and more laid back than his brother. We believe that both he and Scout have Siberian tiger in their background, due to their size, light coloring and much longer fur.

Adopt Scout

With your $50 adoption fee, you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • The knowledge that you're making a difference in the lives of the wildcats at WildCat Ridge.

Sponsor Scout

With your $500 sponsorship fee you receive:

  • A sponsorship certificate.
  • An 8.5 x 11 full-color image (ready to frame).
  • The history of the wildcat you chose.
  • One private tour of WildCat Ridge (for two adults, no children under 18, June thru Sept. with the fulfillment of payment).
$ 50.00
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Donation Total: $50.00

01
Aug
2018
Shirley Tiger (2019)

Shirley Tiger (2019)

Run free and wild, sweet girl – May 31, 2019

ShirleyWe are heartbroken to share with you that yesterday was the day we said good-bye to our Sweet Shirley Girl 😢 She hadn’t been feeling well for a very long time and at 21 years old, we worried every day. But each time we thought she was ready, she would do something like play with her favorite ball, or eat a good breakfast or chuff and rub on the fence when we came out to see her. These past three days she ate less and less and we were hoping that she would rebound, but this time she didn’t. We were all with her as she moved on to her next journey but it’s still something we struggle to process.

Shirley and Mac

Shirley and Mac

She was truly one of a kind, the dearest girl who never snarled or growled or was in a bad mood. Her welcoming chuffs were never ending and we all loved her more than we can say. She and her brother Mac came to us on 10-10-2010, the year of the tiger, and were the first tigers we had ever rescued. Mac was a huge presence and he overshadowed Shirley because she was content just to be close to him. When we lost Mac in 2013 to Fiber Sarcoma, Shirley’s well being became a concern but she had already made peace with the loss.

Shirley loved her ball

Shirley loved her ball

She soaked up the attention we gave her and became very vocal, calling to us then chuffing when we got close. She loved enrichment and became a fantastic artist over the years 🎨 Her absolute favorite thing in the world was a huge jolly ball that Lynda Hansen bought for her. Even though she was declawed it didn’t stop her from putting huge teeth marks in it and showing us what a strong tiger she was.

Over the past few years we watched her slow down, but her spirit never changed, she was everything that is good and kind wrapped up in her soul and she made everyone she met fall in love. Having the honor and privilege of caring for her for the past 11 years is something we treasure and hold close to us while we grieve. Our lives are better having cared for her but it makes the loss that much harder to live with. Safe travels beautiful girl you made our lives richer by being such a huge part of our hearts. Things will never be the same without you 😢

Shirley’s History

Shirley was born in 1998 and lived at Wild Animal Orphanage in Texas. Due to previous corrupt management, the facility could no longer afford to care for the animals and had to close down. There were over 400 animals that needed to find new homes. Shirley and her brother, Mac, were two of over 70 big cats that needed placement. With 55 tigers alone that needed sanctuary, we knew that we had to help.

Shirley and Mac arrived at WildCat Ridge on October 10, 2010. Shirley came to us in relatively good health, although she had a bite wound on her front paw. Shirley and Mac shared a huge enclosure, complete with perches, logs, trees, and lots of space to run and play! Sadly we lost Mac to cancer in 2013 despite doing all we could.

Posted by Cheryl Tuller in Memorials, Tigers