Boris Siberian Lynx

Male Siberian Lynx

Born 1993 - Died sometime prior to 2018

2/14/2019 A Tiger Died Today and Many Hearts were Broken this Valentine’s Day

Letter to Dr. Justin Boorstein and our Ops Mgr Kathryn Stapleton:

Thank you both for helping Robin Greenwood’s tiger today.  While Elmira’s Wildlife Sanctuary can't qualify for accreditation yet, Robin’s trying her best and she is an active member of the Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance.  https://www.bigcatalliance.org/

Back when Don was around we had a Siberian lynx named Boris and Delores Newman had one named Ginger.  We would take turns sending the two cats back and forth between our places.  Delores dropped off the radar and I lost track of Boris in the 90s.  Many years later I learned that they had ended up at Elmira's.

I offered to take them both to the sanctuary but Robin's crew knew and loved them, so we just helped out with their care.  They both passed on a while back. Needless to say, I have a soft spot in my heart for Robin and really appreciate that you guys took the time to go help her out.  (It’s over an hour away in Wimauma)

I can't imagine how scary it must be to have a tiger depending on you and no one you can count on to show up in their darkest hour.

2/3/2013 Letter to Volunteers About Boris the Siberian Lynx

Most of you probably don't know him, but he was a kitten who had been rescued from a Fur Farm the same year as Raindance and Natasha.  We had a friend, named Delores Newman, who had mostly leopards, but had a single Siberian Lynx, named Ginger.  She had decades of experience and saved Hallelujah and Glory Glory the cougars’ lives when they were first rescued and taught us a lot.  When she asked if Boris could come to her place to keep Ginger company, we agreed.  But I adored Boris, so the deal we made was that they would spend 6 months together with us and then 6 months together at Delores' house.  They moved back and forth for years.

Delores died just recently, but had been in failing health for years.  For many years I paid the property taxes on her home so that she wouldn't lose it, but over the years we had lost touch.  She was a breeder (dogs and leopards) and our philosophy had changed back in the 1990's.  I had heard that all of her cats had gone to Amazing Exotics in Umatilla, FL which ended up being run by Ron Guay Holiday.  You may remember him from Cat Dancers and from a TV show that chronicled how his gay lover and his wife were both killed by a white tiger about a week or so apart back in the 1990s.  I asked around, but never could find Boris and Ginger until last year.

Last year we took a group of volunteers to visit Elmira’s Wildlife Sanctuary and I discovered that through a circuitous route, my beloved Boris and Ginger, had ended up there.  I asked to bring them home to Big Cat Rescue, but Robin and her crew had grown to love Boris and Ginger over the years and wouldn't let them go.  Now we help with the cats' financial support.  Elmira’s Wildlife Sanctuary is not accredited, but they are trying to do the right thing for the animals.  Today I will be giving my second tour to their entire board of directors and key staff.  I made a little video for them of Boris when he was a kitten.