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Turpentine Creek Wildlife Rescue Featured in "National Geographic" Magazine

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich,
Kyle Kellams
Published December 9, 2019 at 3:14 PM CST
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Peyton, a three year old tiger was among one of 115 animals rescued by Turpentine Creek staff in 2016 from a derelict breeding facility in Colorado.
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An articlein National Geographic investigates the lucrative and often cruel exotic big cat industry in U.S. and the wildlife sanctuaries, like Turpentine Creek in Carroll County, that are working to end it.

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Jacqueline Froelich
Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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Kyle Kellams
Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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