KCZooFan
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Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory and Sanctuary is a small attraction in the town of Louisburg, Kansas. They have an interesting collection of animals, mostly cats. They take in cats and other animals from owners who cannot care for them, or many from the closed Safari Zoological Park, near the Oklahoma border. They have 7 tigers (Bengal and Amur), 2 lions, 3 bobcats, 2 servals, 1 caracal, 1 African leopard, 3 pumas, 2 leopard cats, 3 gray wolves, and two white-nosed coatis. They are working on a few improvements, such as expanding the wolf and lion enclosures, and creating a health center for the cats. It costs $5 to get in, and is run completely by volunteers. The only way to see the place is a guided tour, which usually lasts around 2 hours.
The place is basically split into two areas. The first is a loop that goes by about half of the exhibit. The second is a little area across a bridge with the rest of the exhibits. In the first area is a row of small tiger cages. They have seven tigers, and each have their own cage, except two brothers who share two cages. Behind this is a huge wooded field for the tigers. It even has a stream and large pool. Having not seen the one at Minnesota yet, this is the best one I’ve seen. The viewing is poor, due to the fact that it is all chain link fencing. The tigers each rotate through here, all individually, except the two brothers. They keep tigers of both the Amur and Bengal subspecies, as well as one white tiger. All animals at this place have been fixed to prevent accidental breeding. Across from the tigers is a small cage for two young African lions. Next to this is a series of three cages. The fist one is for two very friend cats; a caracal and a serval. It’s interesting to compare these two similar cats. The second cage is for a serval that experience abuse in the past, and is still nervous around people. The third one is a cage for two of their bobcats. These three cages are fairly decent and have plenty of climbing opportunities for the cats. Across a bridge is the second part of the place. The largest exhibit is a tall cylindrical cage and another attached cage for a male African leopard. Behind the leopard are series of two cages for three mountain lions. These cages are too short in my opinion. On the other side are three more cages. Two of them used to be connected, but now one holds a bobcat and the other holds the two leopard cats. These cages are quite tall and adequate for the cats. Next to this is a cage for two very active white-nosed coatis. In the very back is a boardwalk allowing views into the large tiger exhibit. In a completely separate corner of the park is the wolf exhibit. There are actually two. They have three wolves, a young brother sister pair, and an older male. After the younger ones started showing aggression towards the older male, a second enclosure was built behind the first one.
This facility is not great, and some of the animals have to live on concrete. However, this is not a roadside atrocity. All animals are well cared for, and this is a nonprofit organization. The small cat exhibits are quite decent, and the tiger enclosure is great for the tigers. Every Saturday at 4:00 they do a public feeding, which is basically where people haul around wheelbarrows full of meat and feed the tigers, lions, pumas, and leopard. It is not something someone on a trip should stop on, but is a nice place to go for a local, such as myself.
Attached is a handrawn "map" of the facility to give you an idea of the layout:
1. Large Tiger Yard
2. Tiger
3. Lion
4. Leopard
5. Cougar
6. Bobcat
7. Leopard Cat
8. Serval
9. Caracal
10. Grey Wold and White-nosed Coati Exhibits
The place is basically split into two areas. The first is a loop that goes by about half of the exhibit. The second is a little area across a bridge with the rest of the exhibits. In the first area is a row of small tiger cages. They have seven tigers, and each have their own cage, except two brothers who share two cages. Behind this is a huge wooded field for the tigers. It even has a stream and large pool. Having not seen the one at Minnesota yet, this is the best one I’ve seen. The viewing is poor, due to the fact that it is all chain link fencing. The tigers each rotate through here, all individually, except the two brothers. They keep tigers of both the Amur and Bengal subspecies, as well as one white tiger. All animals at this place have been fixed to prevent accidental breeding. Across from the tigers is a small cage for two young African lions. Next to this is a series of three cages. The fist one is for two very friend cats; a caracal and a serval. It’s interesting to compare these two similar cats. The second cage is for a serval that experience abuse in the past, and is still nervous around people. The third one is a cage for two of their bobcats. These three cages are fairly decent and have plenty of climbing opportunities for the cats. Across a bridge is the second part of the place. The largest exhibit is a tall cylindrical cage and another attached cage for a male African leopard. Behind the leopard are series of two cages for three mountain lions. These cages are too short in my opinion. On the other side are three more cages. Two of them used to be connected, but now one holds a bobcat and the other holds the two leopard cats. These cages are quite tall and adequate for the cats. Next to this is a cage for two very active white-nosed coatis. In the very back is a boardwalk allowing views into the large tiger exhibit. In a completely separate corner of the park is the wolf exhibit. There are actually two. They have three wolves, a young brother sister pair, and an older male. After the younger ones started showing aggression towards the older male, a second enclosure was built behind the first one.
This facility is not great, and some of the animals have to live on concrete. However, this is not a roadside atrocity. All animals are well cared for, and this is a nonprofit organization. The small cat exhibits are quite decent, and the tiger enclosure is great for the tigers. Every Saturday at 4:00 they do a public feeding, which is basically where people haul around wheelbarrows full of meat and feed the tigers, lions, pumas, and leopard. It is not something someone on a trip should stop on, but is a nice place to go for a local, such as myself.
Attached is a handrawn "map" of the facility to give you an idea of the layout:
1. Large Tiger Yard
2. Tiger
3. Lion
4. Leopard
5. Cougar
6. Bobcat
7. Leopard Cat
8. Serval
9. Caracal
10. Grey Wold and White-nosed Coati Exhibits
