History
Cedar Cove is the culmination of William Pottorff's long-held vision to educate the public about the large cats of the world and the need to protect the many species endangered in the wild. The park also is a community dream. With minimal financial resources, the park opened because civic organizations, businessmen, Scouts, school leaders, students and hundreds of volunteers pitched in to help. Continued dedication, strong support and generosity have been required, provided and appreciated. It took several years for the plans of Cedar Cove, located at K-68 Highway just east of Louisburg, Kansas, to come together. There were several false starts before the George Criswell family donated 11 acres of land to Cedar Cove in early 1997. The site afforded the tiger park enough land for a 3-acre lake, a nice picnic area and a secluded 3-acre facility with its state-of-the-art animal enclosures, an exercise area the size of a football field and an education building. The tigers and cougars wer
Specialties
Cedar Cove is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing and caring for exotic cats from all backgrounds while educating the public on the threats they and other species face in the wild as well as captivity, and the challenges and importance of conservation.