RSF | Rare Species Fund| TIGERS | The Institute of the Greatly Endangered and Rare Species | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. T.I.G.E.R.S. and the R.S.F. (Rare Species Fund) are based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and operate four public education exhibits; Two "Preservation Stations" in Myrtle Beach, SC, "Wild Encounters" located at Jungle Island in Miami, FL as well as yearly productions in the Boston, MA area of the highly acclaimed show "The Tale of the Tiger".
At our Preservation Stations, the wildlife ambassadors; the great apes, big cats, elephant and a stunning group of other highly interactive animal ambassadors, offer our guests a collection of experiences that can be life changing. While at the preserves, the participants senses are awakened to a whole new world; feeling the leathery hide of our elephant, the soft touch of a lynx, the sweet smell of a binturong and the heart pounding sound of tigers running at 55 miles per hour.
Our visitors see animals they know and love displaying their spectacular natural talents and have encounters with new ones they never even knew existed. Tigers in Crisis - Information About Earth's Endangered Tigers. Tiger | Basic Facts About Tigers. The tiger is the largest member of the felid (cat) family. They sport long, thick reddish coats with white bellies and white and black tails. Their heads, bodies, tails and limbs have narrow black, brown or gray stripes.
There were once nine subspecies of tigers: Bengal, Siberian, Indochinese, South Chinese, Sumatran, Malayan, Caspian, Javan and Bali. Of these, the last three are extinct, one is extinct in the wild, and the rest are endangered. © Dirk Freder / iStockphoto Diet Tigers mainly eat ambar deer, wild pigs, water buffalo and antelope. Population In the early 1900s, there were around 100,000 tigers throughout their range. Bengal tiger: Less than 2,000Indochinese tiger: 750-1,300Siberian tiger: Around 450Sumatran tiger: 400-500Malayan tiger: 600-800South Chinese tiger: Extinct in the wildCaspian tiger: ExtinctJavan tiger: ExtinctBali tiger: Extinct Range Historic tiger range ran from Turkey through South and Southeast Asia to the far eastern shores of the continent. Behavior. Tiger Facts and Pictures.