While at the Farmers Market in Naples, Fla. last January, we stumbled upon Kowiachobee Animal Preserve. Volunteers were there with a wallaby named Hunter and an iguana named Spunky, and they encouraged us to drop by for a visit, promising to be much better than the Naples Zoo. Unfortunately, I lost the brochure, forgot the name, and couldn't find them by doing a Google search. They don't appear in any of the tourist brochures or web sites for Southwest Florida. And so, we didn't make it out there.
Flash forward a year -- and I'm planning our next trip to Florida. What do I discover in all our stuff? The brochure for Kowiachobee!!
Here's the contact information:
http://kowia.com/
2861 4th Ave. SE, Naples FL 34117
239-352-5387
The Kowiachobee Animal Preserve houses over 75 animals, including a tiger, leopards, jaguar, puma, bobcat, caracal, tortoise, iguana, wallaby, skunks, birds, farm animals, domestic animals and more. The animal preserve is a licensed non-profit education facility.
Kowiachobee is a Native American word that translates to "Big Cat" or "Screaming Cat." This is in reference to the Puma, which is commonly called a Florida Panther by folks in Florida. Kowiachobee is home to 8 big cats, including the Puma Tohon.
I'll let you know what we think of the place!
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