Tampa’s ‘Tiger King’ stars sell sanctuary
January 15, 2025 - Carole and Howard Baskin, who rose to fame in 2020 with Netflix’s Tiger King docuseries, have sold most of their Big Cat Rescue property to a local development firm. Clearwater-based Boos Development paid $19.5 million for 56 acres between the Tampa suburbs of Citrus Park and Westchase and plans to build 280 townhomes. Howard Baskin explained their motives for the sale in an April 2023 interview.