Cedar Cove Exotic Feline Conservation Park

Cedar Cove Exotic Feline Sanctuary
3783 Highway K68
Louisburg, Kansas 66053
(913) 837-5515

Saturday & Sunday: 10AM - 3PM
call before visiting in hot weather
$5

Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory and Sanctuary - Louisburg, KS

Tigers at Cedar Cove Feline Conservation Park

Tigers (Panthera tigris)

Cedar Cove staff with one of the tigers

Cedar Cove Feline Conservation Park opened on August 27, 2000 as a preserve for tigers and a refuge for big cats which are abandoned, neglected or whose owners are unable to care for them. When I first visited Cave Cove there were 7 tigers, all of whom have been raised from cubs by the park's founder, William Pottorff. During the most recent visit, there were 10 tigers, two new ones born at Cave Cove and another which was rejected by a program breeding for white fur.

The tigers each eat up to 40 pounds of meat, every other day. The refuge relies on contributions of expired meat from some of the area supermarkets and are always looking for more. They even collect road kill if called in time. The Tigers have a lot more room than is shown in these photos. They have a football field sized enclosure for running individually. Tigers are not communal animals in the wild.

Cedar Cove is licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture and accredited by the American Association of Zoo Keepers.

Cougars at Ceader Cove in Louisburg, Kansas.
Cougars (mountain lions)

Cougar
Male Cougar

Caracal
Keeper DeAnn Schieck with a Caracal (Caracal caracal)

Caracal
Caracals live throughout much of Africa and Asia

Bobcat
Bobcat

Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory is looking for the donation of a second corn crib (like the cylinder at right), so
the black leopard may have a taller cage. Leopards like to take their food up high before eating.

One of the twin boy tigers born at Cedar Cove in 2006

Cedar cove is located 2.5 miles east of Louisburg, Kansas on K-68 Highway. The public is welcome on Saturdays and Sundays from 10AM-3PM. Call before visiting since they may close due to weather that doesn't seem that bad.

Groups are welcome Tuesday - Sunday by appointment.

Each visitor or group of visitors have a personally guided tour. Admission is $5 for age 5 and older, with a 30% discount for groups of 25 or more.

Contact the staff at (913) 837-5515 or visit the Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory Website at SaveOurSiberians.org

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