Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge
17552 Fm 14 Tyler, Texas 75706About this shelter
Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge in Tyler, TX
Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife sanctuary located in Tyler, Texas, in Smith County, where it shares the county with one other animal shelter or rescue in our database. Situated roughly 90 miles east of Shreveport, Louisiana, the sanctuary sits on a sprawling property in East Texas designed to replicate the native habitats of its resident species. Founded in 1995, Tiger Creek's mission is to provide a safe, secure environment for animals in need of rescue or rehabilitation while conserving endangered and threatened species, and it has rescued more than 75 big cats and assisted over 1,200 wildlife in need to date. Beyond direct rescue and rehabilitation work, the organization emphasizes conservation and education, offering guided tours and partnering with institutions such as Texas A&M and the National Institutes of Health to further wildlife research.
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