Leptailurus serval

The Leptailurus serval, or African wild cat, is the only cat at the sanctuary NOT indigenous to North America! It's range stretches across central and southern Africa. Usually acquired as pets, these cats prove to be too wild to keep like domestics and most people can not care for them adequately. That's how we got three of them!

Not currently listed as an endangered animal.

Lynx rufus

The bobcat, or Lynx rufus, lives across North America and Mexico. It is closely related to the Canadian lynx, and shares the black tufts of the tips of it's ears, though the tufts are much smaller!

It is another cat that is not currently listed as endangered.

Lynx canadensis

The Canadian lynx home terrritory stretches across Canada and Alaska, as well as the northern part of the United States.

It's fur is thick and silvery in color with darker stripes or spots.

Puma concolor

The home range of the mountain lion (Puma concolor) extends from northeastern Canada down to the southern tip of south America. Though once widely spread across most of north America, it survives mostly in the west, and some pockets in Florida. It is not currently listed as an endangered animal.

Puma concolor means cat of a single color. Their coloring is typically tawny brown, though there will be variations in shades. As kittens, they have spotted fur with rings on their tails.

Mercury

Mercury is another female mountain lion that lives in the same enclosure as Ayla. Mercury and I love to chase each other up and down the fence of her enclosure, and she loves to roll onto her back and play with her feet!

Ayla

Ayla is one of the female mountain lions. She is incredibly friendly, at least to me - she doesn't really like Rick very much. She and Mercury share an enclosure together next to Toby.

Kisa

Kisa is the resident female Canadian lynx. She is much more friendly than Montana! Lynx fur is so thick and amazingly soft! When she has her winter coat on, I can bury my hands in her fur and they are instantly warmed! She is missing the tuft of black fur from her right ear, possibly from an entanglement with Montana!