Our Cats & Their Stories
wokini cougar
Wokini is a cougar that arrived at the rescue center at about 8 weeks old. He and his brother, Takoda, were orphaned in the wild. Cougars are hunted for sport several states, and their mother was killed in Washington. These boys were too young to survive on their own due to a lack of vital skills that they would have gotten from their mother if she had survived.
Wokini means, “new beginnings” in the Lakota language. This name was chosen for him via fundraiser when he first arrived.