Carolina Safari

Good beautiful, sunny, Friday afternoon from T.I.G.E.R.S. in Myrtle Beach!  The staff and animals, dedicated to ongoing breeding and international conservation projects are currently in full swing at the 50 acre Preserve and Preservation Station.

T.I.G.E.R.S. was founded by Dr. Bhagavan Antle. He is one of the World’s foremost trainers of big cats and other exotic animals. Doc Antle’s animal actors have appeared in over 500 films, television shows, commercials and advertisements worldwide.

Enjoy this written last season by Mary Quinn O'Connor:

If you’ve ever wondered where the animals you see on TV and movies live when they're not on set, or even how they learn to “act”, look no further than Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This tourist destination, known mainly for its sunny weather and crowded beaches, is also home to Tigers Preservation Station and Safari (T.I.G.E.R.S) a safari for celebrity animals.
 
“Watching the film and television process happen gave me an idea that recreating that for our guests gave them the chance to see animals up close and in action doing things like their favorite television moments,” said T.I.G.E.R.S. Founder and safari director Dr. Bhagavan Antle.
 
“Doc” created a safari for visitors from around the world to come and see these highly trained animals in their natural habitat. You may recognize these animals from films such as "Ace Ventura", "Doctor Doolittle", "Jungle Book", and "Mighty Joe Young".
 
“We act as agents for the animals,” said Antle. “Producers from movie and television call us up and say ‘We need a tiger who will just go up and lay down with an actress,’" said Antle.
 
The trainers at T.I.G.E.R.S make that request a reality. Through hundreds of hours of training a week, these animals become accustomed to working with humans.
 
“That gives the animals an edge in working the movie and television business because they are already so acclimated to the human lifestyle,” said Antle.
 
Thirty years ago, Antle created this unique safari experience where guests could come and interact (sit with them, play with them, and feed them) with these wild, endangered, and even famous animals like nowhere else in the world.
 
“It’s not going to the zoo, it something all together different,” said one safari guest.

The animals at this safari have already starred in over 500 movie and television shows over the past 30 years, and some of these animals still have a long career ahead of them-- like Bubbles the Elephant. Bubbles has starred in many movies, but is most famous for her role in Ace Ventura.
 
“She’s what I call the world’s biggest movie star,” said Antle. “There has been another elephant in a movie but its not as tall or heavy as Bubbles.”
 
By visiting Bubbles or some of your other favorite animal-stars, you are contributing to the Rare Species Fund which was established to provide funding to critical international wildlife conservation programs.
 
“The animal actors and the animals that are here meeting the guests will raise money for grassroots conservation programs that give people the chance to save wildlife throughout the world,” said Antle.

Mary Quinn O'Connor is part of the Junior Reporter program at Fox News

Over the last decade T.I.G.E.R.S. have donated over 200 thousand dollars, as well as time, effort and expertise, to grassroots conservation programs in Asia and Africa. The money from the Wildlife tour goes directly to help save the Endangered Wildlife Species and preserve their natural habitats.  For information about T.I.G.E.R.S. visit, www.myrtlebeachsafari.com.

Hi and good Friday afternoon from T.I.G.E.R.S. Preserve in South Carolina.  Dr. Bhagavan Antle has a Myrtle Beach Safari for you to visit in Myrtle Beach.  You can see up close and personal a variety of endangered Tigers Species as well as several other endangered wildlife species.  It is a one of a kind Myrtle Beach Attraction.

Like Dr. Antle and his staff, other projects give way to vision, missions, beliefs, and efforts to save individual animals, animal populations and habitats all over the world.  See below:

YARMOUTH PORT, Mass., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.ifaw.org) announced today an emergency grant to rescue the last remaining 10 big cats from Riverglen Tiger Sanctuary near Mountainburg, Arkansas. The funds are being used to build temporary enclosures for the tigers at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (TCWR), located 80 miles to the north.

Efforts to rescue the felines got underway in November of last year when the Crawford County sheriff contacted TCWR staff. The sheriff reported a total of 34 big cats including tigers, leopards and cougars housed in enclosures in such state of disrepair that it was described as a "ticking time bomb." The owner, a 72 year-old woman suffering from health complications, opted to surrender all of the animals.

"The housing conditions have deteriorated significantly and are now too insecure to contain big cats, especially tigers. It is as unsafe for the animals as it is for the public," said Kelly Donithan , IFAW Animal Rescue Officer. "We want to relocate the animals to TCWR as soon as possible so that they can be safely housed and receive the proper care they require."   

The three-month rescue operation will conclude at the end of the month when the tigers are safely crated and loaded into a rescue trailer for the trip up to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs, AR.

"Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is honored to have the help and support from IFAW," said Tanya Smith , TCWR President. "Together we are making a difference for each of the animals we are relocating."  

"Surprisingly, while some state regulations make big cat pet ownership difficult, keeping big cats as pets or for mere profit is generally legal in the United States," said Tracy Coppola , IFAW US Campaigns Officer.  "As a result, casualties and dangerous incidents continue to pile up."

"Adding to this problem is the fact that many unscrupulous exhibitors breed and keep baby tigers and other big cat species in order to be handled and photographed by paying customers," Coppola continued.  "After the animals grow too big, they are often sent to roadside zoos, kept in backyards, or even killed."

IFAW is working to pass the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act, a bill that will soon get reintroduced this Congress to phase out private possession and breeding of big cats in the U.S. and require people who currently possess them to register those animals with the USDA.

 

Since 2003, IFAW has helped rescue more than 133 tigers, lions, and other big cats from unsanctioned shelters, closing sanctuaries and other poor and unsafe living conditions in the US.

Visit www.myrtlebeachsafari.com for more information about the Rare Species Fund, the tour and Tigers Preserve.  Come to see the ligers and other amazing animals in Myrtle Beach at one of the most exciting animal adventures ever.  All proceeds from the tour go to The Rare Species Fund and The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species.

On our vacation in mid-August to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, I and my 20-year old daughter, Melissa, had a once-in-a-life-time, exciting hands-on, exotic animal safari experience. It included Bengal and Siberian tigers, Royal White Bengal tigers and the rarest tiger in the world, the Golden Tabby tiger being fed milk by staff with baby bottles! While staff handled the adult tigers, we individually experienced the baby tigers “cubs” walking on our laps and legs. It was priceless to have cubs sitting in our laps and my daughter to be using a baby bottle to feed a tiger cub. While we had heard of, we had never seen up close a most unusual and rare “Liger”; a cross between a male lion and female tiger. At the Preserve, we had our photo taken in front of this 12-feet-long male liger named Hercules who weighs over 900 lbs. Wolves were also allowed to walk around us and we could pet and feel them up close. We were sniffed, touched and fed “Bubbles”, a 26 year old African Elephant, over 9 feet tall weighing almost 4 tons. We interacted with the Rafiki Baboons and saw, felt and fed some orangutans and chimpanzees who were swinging and hanging from overhead supports an/or ambling around checking out the visitors (touching my teeth because I was smiling so broadly)! We saw an animal we had never even heard of called a “Binturong.” It was covered with long, coarse black fur. We sat on benches and it ran from person to person over our legs and laps. Bints have a prehensile tail used as a fifth hand to help them maneuver between tree branches. I'll never forget the scent of a binturong - it smelled like frito-corn chips! We were shown a film made about Suryia, the orangutan, and when she first met Roscoe, a stray dog who was taken in at the Preserve. It showed how the blue tick hound was immediately accepted by the orangutan and how they became fast friends. We saw several tigers running at full speed (in 3 steps they get up to 45 mph) and we saw them, as well as, orangutans swimming across a clear pool with their trainers. This was the most exciting exotic animal adventure ever! A friend asked if I was scared and I told her, not except for the time I was walking close to the alligator in the pond and stumbled toward the pond! There were about 20 staff guarding the animals and 80 visitors and I felt safe. The tour was well orchestrated, narrated, enough time given for everyone to do what they wanted and nicely timed refreshments and drinks. The staff were knowledgeable and friendly. I wish all my friends who love animals could enjoy this rare opportunity. My daughter's reaction at the end was "Wow, I'm so glad we did this! I'll remember this my whole life."

Name: Helen S. Hinshaw
City: Midlothian
State: Virginia

Good day from TIGERS Preserve!  What do an orangutan, an elephant and a tiger have in common?  They are close friend who live together in Myrtle Beach!

Suryia the orangutan is an animal ambassador at the preserve helping to raise baby primates but likes nothing better than spending quality time with his canine friend on his day off.  'They will spend a few hours each day together rolling around, swimming,' said Dr Antle. 'Suryia will take Roscoe for walks around the enclosure and even feeds him some of his monkey biscuits. When they are both feeling a little lazy they will go for a ride on the back of Bubbles, our 27-year-old African elephant.  Their story has been featured in many articles and TV shows including National Geographic's Unlike Animal Friends.

 

Bubbles the elephant, born June 10, 1983 lives at the 50 acre preserve, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  She has starred in Ace Ventura II, Dr. Doolittle, Malaika - HBO Special Movie, a Janet Jackson video and even some magazine photo shoots and ad.  Bubbles' personal interests include swimming, meeting new People, splashing, eating, and traveling.

There are also rare and exotic cats as well as many other animal actors. Some of these animals are the rare Golden Tabby Tigers, Siberian & Bengal, Tigers, Panthers, Leopards, Royal White Tigers, Lions and Jaguars.We even have one of the most unusual animals in the world, the Liger. This Gentle Giant is over 11 foot tall and 900 lbs. and is a cross between a male lion and female tiger. Our famous Rafiki Baboons Co-Star in Ace Ventura with Jim Carrey and in Mr. Magoo with Leslie Nelson as well as Jungle Book. Bubbles the elephant starred in Dr. Dolittle and Ace Ventura when Nature Calls.

Guests also enjoy wondrous experiences which live on for a lifetime in the hundreds of individual and group high end professional photographs and video we take of them on this once in a lifetime journey. They leave Preservation Station with images that only a few privileged photographers and explorers on safari have captured after years of travel; a tiger or cheetah running at full speed or swimming across a clear pool, the great apes sliding through the canopy or a large tusked elephant just a breath away. You can tell from their pictures and the letters they send us how it has changed them. This experience happens every day.

The Rare Species Fund was established to provide funding to critical, on the ground, international wildlife conservation programs, thereby complimenting the educational messages and field research of T.I.G.E.R.S.. The Fund receives its financing base through a percentage of revenues taken in by T.I.G.E.R.S., the generosity of donations from exhibit guests, and the general public. Please join us in our worldwide education and conservation efforts at www.myrtlebeachsafari.com.

I hope you enjoyed the post I made last, "Take a Walk on the Wild Side in Myrtle Beach".  I included some reviews by some folks who had visited recently and the their comments were amazing.      

A lot of people don't know there is an interactive animal preserve and tour in Myrtle Beach.   T.I.G.E.R.S., or Carolina Safari was created as a wildlife education organization, dedicated to promoting global conservation with informative, educational, and entertaining interactive programs. Dr. Bhagavan Antle works closely with international wildlife conservation projects in South America, Africa and Thailand. In addition to providing much needed funds for these programs, our personnel have been involved in field research as well.

The Founder and Director, Dr. Bhagavan Antle works closely with international wildlife conservation projects in South America, Africa and Thailand. In addition to providing much needed funds for these programs, our personnel have been involved in field research as well.

What animals will you meet at T.I.G.E.R.S?  You will meet this large cat called a liger.  A liger is a cross between a lion and a tiger and are extremely social animals. They are happy and content living with both lions and tigers. They also display genuine affection for their human handler's and trainers.

Ligers are giants because of "hybrid vigor", in which they gain the strengths and attributes of both parents. Ligers are bigger than both their parents combined. Ligers live long, healthy lives. They are very smart and show great resistance to illness and disease.

Contrary to popular belief, ligers are not a "man-made" creation. They are the result of a male lion and a female tiger that have been raised together and decide they like each other enough to breed.

You will also meet Bubbles the elephant who became a member of the family in 1984.  The "little girl" is now 27 years old and over 9 feet tall, weighing almost 4 tons. She loves to go for rides through the countryside, while browsing on greenery, and swimming in the inter coastal waterway which is next to her home. Bubbles has a very affectionate relationship with everyone since she works very little, unlike a circus elephant. Bubbles has had her moments of fame though. She has starred in Ace Ventura II, Malaika - HBO Special Movie, a Janet Jackson video and even some magazine photo shoots and ads. They would never trade these last 20 happy years; the moments and memories will last a lifetime.

Go online and visit www.myrtlebeachsafari.com for more information about the Rare Species Fund, the tour and Tigers Preserve.  Come to see the White Tigers, a liger and other amazing animals in Myrtle Beach at one of the most exciting animal adventures ever.  All proceeds from the tour go to The Rare Species Fund and The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species.

Good afternoon once again from T.I.G.E.R.S. in Myrtle Beach.

A lot of people don't know there is an interactive animal preserve and tour in Myrtle Beach.   T.I.G.E.R.S., or Carolina Safari was created as a wildlife education organization, dedicated to promoting global conservation with informative, educational, and entertaining interactive programs. Dr. Bhagavan Antle works closely with international wildlife conservation projects in South America, Africa and Thailand. In addition to providing much needed funds for these programs, The personnel have been involved in field research as well.

 

Read what others are saying:

“Educational!  Gorgeous white tigers, monkeys, etc. My son and his girlfriend went, had a blast, and got great pictures.”  Amy, Beaufort, SC Reviewed April 10, 2012


"A Mind Blowing Experience!  Staff was gracious, friendly, fun, informative, and passionate. The animals were amazing. The experience of being up close and personal with animals is beyond words. Of course the baby tigers were our favorite. How many times in life do you get a chance to have a baby tiger or wolf in your lap or chewing on your shoe. Something we will NEVER forget."  Nikki Calhoun, GA  Visited April 2012


"Awesome!  You get about 20 minutes with the babies, hands on time. The animals are loves and well taken care of. You will also get to hold Gibbons, enjoy hands on time with wolves, tigers, elephants, etc. This was an excellent time!"
Little Bitcat, Georgia Visited March 2012


"I never thought I would be holding tiger and lion cubs and baby monkeys. But that's exactly what I did. I was even massaged by an elephant. Thanks Bubbles:-)). Their program is top notch. Pricey but worth every penny, especially when you realize these people are ambassadors for the species and the proceeds go to help preserve the wildlife that is so rapidily being wiped out by our population explosion. "  Urcinnamongirl, Virginia  Visited March 2012

 

Go online and visit www.myrtlebeachsafari.com for more information about the Rare Species Fund, the tour and Tigers Preserve.  Come to see the White Tigers, a liger and other amazing animals in Myrtle Beach at one of the most exciting animal adventures ever.  All proceeds from the tour go to The Rare Species Fund and The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species.

Hello from T.I.G.E.R.S. in Myrtle Beach!!!  If you are already here or are planning a visit, why not go on a Myrtle Beach Safari?

T.I.G.E.R.S. was founded by Dr. Bhagavan Antle. He is one of the World’s foremost trainers of big cats and other exotic animals. Doc Antle’s animal actors have appeared in over 500 films, television shows, commercials and advertisements worldwide.You have seen some of these animals in great films such as Ace Ventura, Forrest Gump, Dr. Dolittle, Mighty Joe Young and many others.

 

Check out the Birds of Prey at Antle's Wildlife Preserve near Myrtle Beach.  They are typically represented by Eagles, Hawks, Falcons and Kites. Here at T.I.G.E.R.S. we have our own special Birds of Prey. They are Mara Hootie (Barbary Falcon subspecies of Peregrine Falcon), Alair (Red Backed Hawk from South America), Jaired (Black Backed African Kite), Crowboy (black crow) and Africa (Tawny Eagle from Africa). Birds of Prey are used traditionally in falconry. Our birds do enjoy flying and Alair won an Emmy for her flight work in the television movie "Never Say Goodbye".

This is a very special kind of Wildlife presentation with the world's rarest big cats. With T.I.G.E.R.S you will observe and learn about many rare and unique animals, in a new and completely different way. You will not see our animals sleeping or pacing in cages, as you may find in "traditional" zoos. Instead you will have a look at some of the most magnificent creatures on Earth up close and uncaged you can see and photograph the animals climbing and jumping and doing all the natural activities they would normally do in the wild.Why go to such great lengths? Because at T.I.G.E.R.S. we feel that if people can get an up-close and educational view of these glorious beasts, they will be eager to learn of the plight of endangered species.

T.I.G.E.R.S. Preservation Station is open daily, WEATHER PERMITTING, from March 12 through October 1, 2011. The Wild Encounter Tour begins RAIN OR SHINE at 10am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday through October 6, 2012.

Over the last decade T.I.G.E.R.S. have donated over 200 thousand dollars, as well as time, effort and expertise, to grassroots conservation programs in Asia and Africa. The money from the Wildlife tour goes directly to help save the Endangered Wildlife Species and preserve their natural habitats.  For information about T.I.G.E.R.S. visit, http://www.myrtlebeachsafari.com/.

Good day from T.I.G.E.R.S. in Myrtle Beach!!  Where else in the world can you experience the greatest hands-on, up-close and un-caged animal tour?  Where can you go to enjoy a guided Carolina Safari through a 50-acre preserve where you'll play with tiger cubs; pet their 4-ton African elephant; meet tigers, wolves, leopards, the world's largest cat, the Liger, and more?  Professional photographs and video of your tour experience are available where???  

The T.I.G.E.R.S. Wild Encounter Tour is a guided walk through a beautiful 50-acre preserve. The state-of-the-art facility offers the ideal setting that ensures the animals’ comfort and the visitors’ safety. On the Wild Encounter Tour you will interact with our uncaged apes, orangutans, and chimpanzees; watch tigers swim; meet our gray wolves and get the feel for our “cubs” on your lap. Adding to the excitement, you will meet Bubbles the 4-ton African elephant and the Liger, the world’s largest cat, as seen in the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records.  Part of the TIGERS Preservation Station and the Wild Encounters Tour proceeds go to the care of these greatly endangered and rare species and the Rare Species Fund.

 

Read what those who have already visited T.I.G.E.R.S. have to say:


"I never thought I would be holding tiger and lion cubs and baby monkeys. But that's exactly what I did. I was even massaged by an elephant. Thanks Bubbles:-)). Their program is top notch. Pricey but worth every penny, especially when you realize these people are ambassadors for the species and the proceeds go to help preserve the wildlife that is so rapidily being wiped out by our population explosion. If you can afford it, dont miss this!!! !"
-Reviewed March 8, 2012

“Loved this place, would do it again and again. A bit expensive at about $200 a person, and additional costs to remember it (you can't take your own photos), but a mind blowing experience. Live interaction with tigers of various sizes (infant to 2 year old). Been on safari in Africa, and that was jaw dropping, but this in another world when it comes to experiences with animals."
-Visited March 2012





T.I.G.E.R.S. Preservation Station is open daily, WEATHER PERMITTING, from March through October. The Wild Encounter Tour begins RAIN OR SHINE at 10am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. For more information, please call 843-361-4552, visit T.I.G.E.R.S. Preservation Station in Barefoot Landing, or look us up on the Web at www.myrtlebeachsafari.com.

Hi and good Friday afternoon from TIGERS Preserve in South Carolina.  Dr. Bhagavan Antle has a Carolina Safari for you to visit in Myrtle Beach.  You can see up close and personal a variety of endangered Tigers Species as well as several other endangered wildlife species.  It is a one of a kind Myrtle Beach Attraction. 

 

 

Read another story of saving animals below:

Reuniting animals, owners is shelter’s pet project
By AMY HUFFMAN-BRANHAM

JEFFERSONVILLE — For many people, the most welcome sight at the end of the longest and most trying days is the front door of their home. On the other side, there’s a robe to dissolve into and a sofa to collapse onto.

A lot of times there are lit-up eyes, prancing toes and a wiggly tail on the other side of the door, too, waiting to help melt all of the day’s worries away like only a pet can.

More than anything else, J.B. Ogle Animal Shelter Director Sarah Green said she wants to make sure residents who lost their homes and belongings in last week’s tornadoes don’t also lose their pets and the comfort they bring to their families. Green’s job is two-fold: Reuniting families with pets they may have lost in the storms and helping families provide for the pets in their care, even in the absence of permanent shelter for themselves.

“A couple of people have relinquished their pets because they felt like they didn’t have the resources to take care of them anymore. I hate to hear that,” Green said. “And I’ve heard some people don’t want to go to emergency shelters because they can’t take their pets with them. I definitely, more than anything else, want people to know not to do that. We have the resources to help.”

Green has spent the last week building a network and gathering outside support from animal groups, businesses and residents to make sure resources are available to people who need help caring for their pets while they get their lives back on track. She also is in “constant contact,” she said, with emergency response officials from the Red Cross, for example, who know how to reach her if someone comes to them requesting help.

“We’ve had an overwhelming response for donations,” Green said. “Food and bedding and things like that. Dogwood Inn Kennels on [Ind.] 62 has been gracious enough to loan some space to board pets for owners who don’t have anywhere to take them and we’re getting a lot of help from Southern Indiana Animal Rescue. We’ve kind of partnered with them and we work really well together.”

A crew from the shelter responded to the affected areas last Friday, immediately following the tornadoes. But after arriving, they realized it was too premature for rescue operations at that point. Instead, they returned Saturday and Green said they have had an animal control officer in the area every day since, looking for stray animals or people who may need help with their pets.

“We’ve been asking for all of the strays to come here,” Green said. “So we can be the centralized location where people can come and look if they are missing their pet.”

It becomes difficult to reunite pets and families, Green said, when animals get taken to multiple locations — sometimes by well-meaning citizens — and aren’t kept track of.

So far, there are about 20 or 25 animals at the Jeffersonville shelter that have been found by either the animal rescue group or city and county animal control officers. Just one of those animals — a dog — was injured, Green said, and veterinarians from Eastside Animal Hospital pitched in their services earlier this week to help with surgery.

Photos of all of the rescued animals being housed at the Ogle shelter have been posted on the shelter’s Facebook page, as well as Southern Indiana Animal Rescue’s Facebook page.

Green is also encouraging anyone who has lost a pet to post a message, description or photo on the shelter’s Facebook page. Although the shelter typically only holds animals that come into the shelter as strays for five days before they put them up for adoption, that hold period is being extended, Green said.

“I haven’t come up with a date or a magic time period. It will at least be several weeks,” Green said. “We know this is going to be a process. A long process.”

Visit www.myrtlebeachsafari.com for more information about the Rare Species Fund, the tour and Tigers Preserve.  Come to see the ligers and other amazing animals in Myrtle Beach at one of the most exciting animal adventures ever.  All proceeds from the tour go to The Rare Species Fund and The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species.

It is often easy to feel powerless in the face of species loss and habitat destruction. The problem is large and complex. Yet, everything we do is vitally important and although we may only do a little bit in the grand scheme of things, small advances add up.


 



Here in Horry County, efforts made by one animal ambassador, Dr. Bhagavan Antle can be clearly seen at a Preserve near Myrtle Beach.  T.I.G.E.R.S. is home to some of the world’s most famous animal actors, stars of stage and screen. Here is one of the most exciting animal adventures ever. This is a new kind of zoo that gives a fresh new look at wild animals living with man.  The animals have been hand raised by Dr. Antle and his trainers since they where young. The animals all live, work and play together with Doc and other trainers in a specially designed facility combining the latest in human and animal related technologies.

Other steps are being taken locally to protect stray animals and crack down on animal abuse.

The Horry County Public Safety Department is currently reviewing plans to create stiffer penalties for people convicted of animal abuse crimes, as well as better defining proper animal care.

One of the penalties would include the possibility of prohibiting convicted animal abusers from owning a domesticated animal for up to two years.

Other ideas being considered by the Public Safety Committee are the prohibition of animal hoarding, creating a low cost spay and neuter program, creating a catch and release spay and neuter plan for stray animals, and requiring all pet owners to implant their pets with I.D. microchips.

The County Public Safety Committee will discuss the proposed changes to the county animal ordinance during their next meeting on Feb. 16, and will likely make a recommendation to the Horry County Council to move or not move forward with the plan.

For more information about Dr. Antle and T.I.G.E.R.S., visit www.myrtlebeachsafari.com.



Want to see animals for yourself?  You can at T.I.G.E.R.S. (The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species); this is a one of kind Myrtle Beach Attraction.  On this Carolina Safari, you will also see White Tigers, a liger and other amazing animals at one of the most exciting animal adventures ever.  All proceeds from the tour go to The Rare Species Fund and The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species.  For reservations, go to www.myrtlebeachsafari.com.

There's a Myrtle Beach attraction where you can see wild animals at a fifty acre preserve.  It's called T.I.G.E.R.S. Preserve and there you'll  meet tigers, wolves, leopards, chimpanzees, orangutans, and other endangered species, many of them up-close and un-caged!  Have you ever seen a Liger?



T.I.G.E.R.S. is the home of several different types of primates. Housed here is a troop of macaques made up of two Snow macaques, a Bonnet macaque, and a Rhesus macaque. This troop has starred in movies like Jungle Book, Ace Ventura Pet Detective II "When Nature Calls" and in NBC's "Carriers".

I would like to share this intriguing story, I'll get back to T.I.G.E.R.S. shortly..............

Scientists in jungles of Indonesia have accidentally rediscovered a large, gray monkey so uncommon it was believed by some to be totally extinct.

Cameras were set up in the Wehea Forest on the eastern tip of Borneo island during June, to capture images of leopards, orangutans and other wildlife known to gather at the mineral salt licks.

The images that were returned caught everyone by surprise.  There were groups of monkeys none of the researchers had ever seen.

By this time, the only images of these monkeys called "grizzled langurs" that existed were museum sketches.

They were all pretty excited to say the least that this monkey still lives, and also that it's in Wehea Forest.

The monkey has hooded eyes with pinkish colored nose and lips.  It once roamed the northeastern part of Borneo, the islands of Sumatra and Java, as well as the Thai-Malay peninsula. Experts were worried several years ago that they may be extinct since the forests had been destroyed by fires, human encroachment, agriculture and mining and an a field survey in 2005 that turned up empty.

The next step will be returning to the 90,000 acre-forest to try to find out how many grizzly langurs there are.  There are over 4,000 images captured over a two-month period, reports say. 



Recently, T.I.G.E.R.S. (The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species) has been lucky enough to have some baby Yellow baboons join the family. The four of them have a great time tearing around the front yard and jumping from the trees. They also like to go for a dip in the pool although they are not good swimmers.

The staff at this Carolina Safari hopes that by creating this tour, the public will gain a new understanding and awareness of these and other endangered species. And hopefully help save them and the wild places that they live before they are lost to this world forever.  All proceeds from the tour go to The Rare Species Fund and The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species.

For more information on the tour in Myrtle Beach, please visit www.myrtlebeachsafari.com.

Orangutans are not known for their love of the water, but Suryia is an exception.  Moksha Bybee has the most unusual of swimming partners, an orangutan named Suryia, who clings to her as she dives beneath the surface.  The pair are inseparable and where Moksha goes, Suryia isn't too far behind. Suryia is able to stand on the bottom of the pool and enjoys nothing more than his high-speed dives while holding on to his trainer's back.

A trainer at Myrtle Beach Safari T.I.G.E.R.S. Preserve South Carolina, Moksha says she loves all the animals, including the alligators, snakes and tigers. But Suryia is closest to her heart. "He's gorgeous, we have so much fun in the pool," she said. "He can't wait for me to turn up for our daily dip."  And Moksha says it's virtually impossible to keep Suryia from the pool on a nice day. The two make an unusual sight as they lark about in front of the thousands of visitors to the wildlife tour in Myrtle Beach each year.
 
Moksha says that Suryia spent only three weeks learning how to swim and now can't get enough of his new skill.  The Staff at T.I.G.E.R.S. introduced Suryia to their 20m pool when they noticed he had an unusual love for splashing around in the bath.  "Suryia's learning curve has been really incredible," Moksha says. 

"To start with, we had him wear a life-jacket but it didn't take long for him to learn to swim on his own.  "His favorite thing is to dive into the water on my back and when I surface he pulls at me almost as if to say, `Again, again'. He also sits underwater and we look at each other.  "It's quite funny."

Diving in the pool head-first into the water for his daily dip at T.I.G.E.R.S., Suryia is the world's first truly aquatic orangutan.  Typically, these residents of the jungle are not known for their love of the water but Suryia appears to have permanently traded tree trunks for swimming trunks, mastering a stroke called "the Borneo crawl". 

Suryia and Roscoe, a blue tick coonhound, live at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (TIGERS) in Myrtle Beach. The pair encountered each other two years ago when Roscoe showed up at the Preserve. He was spotted by Suryia, who came over to introduce himself. They’ve been fast friends ever since.   Its a rare case as primates and dogs don’t normally get along too well.

'They will spend a few hours each day together rolling around, swimming,' said Dr. Bhagavan "Doc" Antle,the founder and director of T.I.G.E.R.S.. 'Suryia will take Roscoe for walks around the enclosure and even feeds him some of his monkey biscuits. When they are both feeling a little lazy they will go for a ride on the back of Bubbles, our 27-year-old African elephant.'  That was several years ago and they’ve been fast friends since.  Their story has been featured in many articles and TV shows including National Geographic's Unlike Animal Friends and the story has also been published in book form, to to www.suryiaandroscoe.com.



This is a very special kind of Wildlife presentation with the world's rarest big cats. With T.I.G.E.R.S you will observe and learn about many rare and unique animals, in a new and completely different way. You will not see animals sleeping or pacing in cages, as you may find in "traditional" zoos. Instead you will have a look at some of the most magnificent creatures on Earth up close and uncaged you can see and photograph the animals climbing and jumping and doing all the natural activities they would normally do in the wild.  Why go to such great lengths? Because at T.I.G.E.R.S. people can get up-close and educational view of these glorious beasts.  All proceeds from the tour go to The Rare Species Fund and The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species.

For more information on Suryia and Roscoe or the T.I.G.E.R.S. tour in Myrtle Beach, visit www.myrtlebeachsafari.com.

Greetings from T.I.G.E.R.S!!  The 50-acre preserve in Myrtle Beach, home to a over 60 big cats, including tigers and a liger. Monkey around with our apes, watch tigers swim and meet our grey wolves. Fly trained falcons, get the feel for our “cubs” and you may even get to meet Bubbles the Elephant. This is the only place in the world where you get to meet the Liger, the world’s largest cat as seen in the 2006 Guiness Book of World Records!



This week, I read an interesting article I found online.  I hope you enjoy it. 

From Pradip Kumar Maitra, Hindustan Times
Nagpur, November 21, 2011

"The four cubs were seen over the past two months in Moharli area, the latest sighting being on Wednesday, Sinha added. It is believed that a tigress gave birth in September this year.

The camera trap also captured tigress moving around with her two-three month cubs. A tigress takes her cubs out in the open only when they were strong enough, he pointed out.

"When the news of newborn cubs came to us, the wildlife wing installed cameras to know the position and movement of the tigresses and the cubs. The forest guards were monitoring the movements of the tigress and the cubs regularly in the range," Sinha said. More camera traps have been installed in the forest areas to confirm if there were more cubs.

Sinha said there could be possibilities of newcomers in the reserves in the days to come. He, however, denied disclosing the location of two big cats for security reasons. The two tigresses are being keenly monitored since then, he informed.

The Tadoba Tiger Reserve is spread over 623 sq kms of high hills and lush valleys covered with dense teak and bamboo forests. The reserve is also home to wild dogs, leopards, sloth bears, bisons, and hyenas and jungle cats, apart from 69 tigers.

Meanwhile, a full-grown tiger was found on Sunday evening near Bothbahattar village, adjacent of Tipeshwar wildlife sanctuary, some 210 kms from Nagpur in Yavatmal district.

A preliminary investigation revealed that it might be the handiwork of poachers. The chief conservator of forests (Wildlife), A Ashraf, confirmed the death of tiger and informed that a four-member committee was constituted to investigate the cause of the death of beast."

T.I.G.E.R.S. was founded by Dr. Bhagavan Antle. He is one of the World’s foremost trainers of big cats and other exotic animals. Doc Antle’s animal actors have appeared in over 500 films, television shows, commercials and advertisements worldwide.  You have seen some of these animals in great films such as Ace Ventura, Forrest Gump, Dr. Dolittle, Mighty Joe Young and many others.  



Today, Doc is widely recognized as one of the foremost animal trainers in the world, having worked with thousands of animals, and traveled the globe promoting the education and conservation of some of our planet's most rare and endangered species.


Visit the website, www.myrtlebeachsafari.com for a Carolina Safari, Preservation Station and Tigers Preserve  information.  It's a wild time!

Take a Carolina Safari and meet the Animals at T.I.G.E.R.S.

T.I.G.E.R.S. was founded by Dr. Bhagavan Antle. He is one of the World’s foremost trainers of big cats and other exotic animals. Doc Antle’s animal actors have appeared in over 500 films, television shows, commercials and advertisements worldwide.You have seen some of these animals in great films such as Ace Ventura, Forrest Gump, Dr. Dolittle, Mighty Joe Young and many others.

Check out the Birds of Prey at Antle's Wildlife Preserve near Myrtle Beach.  They are typically represented by Eagles, Hawks, Falcons and Kites. Here at T.I.G.E.R.S. we have our own special Birds of Prey. They are Mara Hootie (Barbary Falcon subspecies of Peregrine Falcon), Alair (Red Backed Hawk from South America), Jaired (Black Backed African Kite), Crowboy (black crow) and Africa (Tawny Eagle from Africa). Birds of Prey are used traditionally in falconry. Our birds do enjoy flying and Alair won an Emmy for her flight work in the television movie "Never Say Goodbye".

This is a very special kind of Wildlife presentation with the world's rarest big cats. With T.I.G.E.R.S you will observe and learn about many rare and unique animals, in a new and completely different way. You will not see our animals sleeping or pacing in cages, as you may find in "traditional" zoos. Instead you will have a look at some of the most magnificent creatures on Earth up close and uncaged you can see and photograph the animals climbing and jumping and doing all the natural activities they would normally do in the wild.Why go to such great lengths? Because at T.I.G.E.R.S. we feel that if people can get an up-close and educational view of these glorious beasts, they will be eager to learn of the plight of endangered species.




The money from the Wildlife tour goes directly to help save the Endangered Wildlife Species and preserve their natural habitats.  For information about T.I.G.E.R.S. visit, http://www.myrtlebeachsafari.com/

Bubbles became a member of the family in 1984.  The "little girl" is now 27 years old and over 9 feet tall, weighing almost 4 tons. She loves to go for rides through the countryside, while browsing on greenery, and swimming in the inter coastal waterway which is next to her home. Bubbles has a very affectionate relationship with everyone since she works very little, unlike a circus elephant. Bubbles has had her moments of fame though. She has starred in Ace Ventura II, Malaika - HBO Special Movie, a Janet Jackson video and even some magazine photo shoots and ads. They would never trade these last 20 happy years; the moments and memories will last a lifetime.



Check out Bubbles the Elephant's Facebook Page!

Location: P.O. box 3210, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

Affiliation    : T.I.G.E.R.S.
Birthday:   10 June 1983
Biography: Bubbles the Elephant lives at the 50 acre T.I.G.E.R.S. Preserve, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with over 100 other animals. Bubbles and her other animal friends are part of a wild life conservation effort called The Rare Species Fund (RareSpeciesFund.org). Her Trainer is Doc Antle and here is
Personal interests:  Swimming, Meeting New People, Splashing Water, Eating, Traveling
Email: BubbesTheElephant@rocketmail.com
Website: http://MyrtleBeachSafari.com
http://RareSpeciesFund.org

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 the 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. During these encounters, guests connect with wildlife in a very intimate way which personally involves them in the lives of these amazing animals. They then walk away into the world with a desire to save these creatures and help preserve their environments.

Guests also enjoy wondrous experiences which live on for a lifetime in the hundreds of individual and group high end professional photographs and video we take of them on this once in a lifetime journey. They leave Preservation Station with images that only a few privileged photographers and explorers on safari have captured after years of travel; a tiger or cheetah running at full speed or swimming across a clear pool, the great apes sliding through the canopy or a large tusked elephant just a breath away. You can tell from their pictures and the letters they send us how it has changed them. This experience happens every day.

The Rare Species Fund was established to provide funding to critical, on the ground, international wildlife conservation programs, thereby complimenting the educational messages and field research of T.I.G.E.R.S.. The Fund receives its financing base through a percentage of revenues taken in by T.I.G.E.R.S., the generosity of donations from exhibit guests, and the general public. Please join us in our worldwide education and conservation efforts at www.Tigerfriends.com or www.myrtlebeachsafari.com/

Hello from T.I.G.E.R.S. in Myrtle Beach!!!  If you are already here or are planning a visit, why not check out a Myrtle Beach Safari?

Wild Encounters Tour is a guided walk through a fifty acre preserve in Myrtle Beach, just 17 miles South of Barefoot Landing, where you'll meet tigers, wolves, leopards, chimpanzees, orangutans, and other endangered species, many of them up-close and un-caged! During the tour professional photographers shoot studio quality photographs and video of the tour and the T.I.G.E.R.S. Preserve experience. This gives you the opportunity to take home a set of portraits and phenomenal videos that are incomparable to any other photo opportunity.



No Small Children are allowed on the tour. Purchasing a photo at Preservation Station in Barefoot Landing takes $40.00 off the Wild Encounters Tour fee.  A Sunny Day Guide Coupon takes $20.00 off the Wild Encounters Tour fee for each person in your tour group! (This is the best way for you to support our ongoing breeding and international conservation projects and get hands on with what we do.)
Wild Encounter Tours
5 days a week from
March 17, 2012 through October 6, 2012
Tours are on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
beginning at 10:00am and lasting approx. 3 hours.

By attending the tour you get one complimentary 8X10 photo per group of your choice from your tour. However we highly recommend our Photo CD.  Our Photo CD is a professional CD portfolio of you and the animals on the tour. It has each person in your group individually with the animals, your group together with the animals, candid shots of your day and photos of the animals themselves. You end up with several hundred photos that you have the right to reproduce as long as it is not for commercial purposes like ads, billboards, movie and television. 

(A 'group' consists of an entire immediate family OR up to 5 people. This means that if your 'group' consists of more than 5 people and everyone is not an immediate family member, more than one CD must be purchased to get photos of everyone.)

SPECIAL: We offer a great package that if you buy the Photo CD you can purchase the Video DVD for an additional $25.00! For both in advance it is only $150.00! On the day of your tour the price increases.


On this Carolina Safari, you will also see White Tigers, a liger and other amazing animals at one of the most exciting animal adventures ever.  All proceeds from the tour go to The Rare Species Fund and The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species.  For reservations, go to www.myrtlebeachsafari.com.

Over the last decade we have donated over 200 thousand dollars, as well as our time, effort and expertise, to grassroots conservation programs in Asia and Africa. By being here today, you are now part of our international conservation programs.

Where in the world can you experience the greatest hands-on, up-close and un-caged animal tour in the world?  Where can you go to enjoy a guided Carolina Safari through a 50-acre preserve where you'll play with tiger cubs; pet their 4-ton African elephant; meet tigers, wolves, leopards, the world's largest cat, the Liger, and more?  Professional photographs and video of your tour experience are available where???  Myrtle Beach!

The T.I.G.E.R.S. Wild Encounter Tour is a guided walk through a beautiful 50-acre preserve. The state-of-the-art facility offers the ideal setting that ensures the animals’ comfort and the visitors’ safety. On the Wild Encounter Tour you will interact with our uncaged apes, orangutans, and chimpanzees; watch tigers swim; meet our gray wolves and get the feel for our “cubs” on your lap. Adding to the excitement, you will meet Bubbles the 4-ton African elephant and the Liger, the world’s largest cat, as seen in the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records.  Part of the TIGERS Preservation Station and the Wild Encounters Tour proceeds go to the care of these greatly endangered and rare species and the Rare Species Fund.

Read what those who have already visited T.I.G.E.R.S. have to say:


"this place is amazing and well worth the money!! every dollar goes back into caring for the animals. the trainers and tour guides truly love what they do as well as the animals. wonderful experience for any animal lover. wonderful learning experience. it was like watching the discovery channel/animal planet only live. thanks to the staff for making my trip one to remember for a lifetime!!"
-JP Northvale 

“One of THE MOST Wonderful Experiences, I took my 9-year old grandson on the tour at the T.I.G.E.R.S. preserve in Myrtle Beach (not to the Preservation Station location in North Myrtle Beach). It was one of the most awesome gifts I could ever have given him or myself.  This was worth every dime spent, every minute we were there and I wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone and everyone who loves wildlife and cares about conservation."
-Butterfly Myrtle Beach



T.I.G.E.R.S. Preservation Station is open daily, WEATHER PERMITTING, from March 12 through October 1, 2011. The Wild Encounter Tour begins RAIN OR SHINE at 10am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday March 12 through October 1, 2011. For more information, please call 843-361-4552, visit T.I.G.E.R.S. Preservation Station in Barefoot Landing, or look us up on the Web at www.myrtlebeachsafari.com.

What to Jim Carrey, Kevin Costner, Tom Hanks, Anthony, Hopkins, Bridget Fonda and many others have in common?
They all worked with the animals at T.I.G.E.R.S.

T.I.G.E.R.S. (The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species) is home to some of the world’s most famous animal actors, stars of stage and screen. Located tight here in Myrtle Beach, it's one of the most exciting animal adventures ever. This is a new kind of zoo that gives a fresh new look at wild animals living with man. It's a zoo that comes to you.

Who has been inside VOGUE, MADEMOISELLE, MCCALLS, AND GLAMOR MAGAZINES?
The animals at T.I.G.E.R.S.

Where do Saturday Night Live, David Letterman, MGM, Exxon, Mercury and hundreds of other Companies get amazing animal actors?
T.I.G.E.R.S. of course! Look at their amazing credits!



From the Director, Dr. Bhagavan "Doc" Antle:

"We have a menagerie of incredible animals currently living at our facility including Lions, Tigers, Bears, Elephants, Eagles, and more. If we don't have it, we can find it. Every animal from Anteater to Zebra, all hand raised and fully trained. We will provide you with the best animals to meet your needs, whether we own them or not. We are in close contact with all other animal rental companies, which allows us to offer our clients any animal available in the industry today, at no additional charge, for allowing us to coordinate the animals for their production. We feel that our extensive experience in owning and training a wide variety of animals qualifies us to properly coordinate animals, whether they are ours or not.

Animal Coordination in our opinion, is one of your most important considerations when staffing your production. You are about to trust the experience and common sense of an individual to bring wild animals onto your set and near your talent and crew. Upon locating a reputable animal company who you trust to provide all of your animal needs, we recommend you stick with that company.
Although that company may not own all the animals you may need, it usually saves your production money to allow one company to coordinate all animal action. (Sub-rental fees are handled between the individual animal companies resulting in no additional charge to the production.)

Shoot day is not the time to discover that your animal coordinator suffers from a lack of experience with the animal he or she sub-rented from someone else. It is also a bad time to learn about any special requirements that animal’s true owner and trainer might need to accomplish your shot. We highly recommend that the following questions be considered prior to hiring a company to coordinate your animals and animal stunts.

    Does that person own any of the animals on your production ?
    Has that person ever owned or trained the type of animal needed in your production ?
    Has the company, that person might be sub-renting from, seen the story boards or script for your production?
    Does that person have references, a credit and/or resume list, or a reel which includes work done with the types of animals or stunts needed in your production?
    If the animal is sub-rented, will that person allow you to communicate with the animal’s actual owner and/or trainer?
    Is that company self-insured and is that insurance available to your production ?
    What is the name, history and credit list of the animal(s) that person intends to use in your production ?
    Will that person be present on set throughout your production ?
    Does that company have all the equipment ( in good working order) necessary to get the animal to your set and accomplish your needs when it is there ?
    Does that company possess the state and federal permits and licenses to have those animals on your set ?
    Will that person allow you to visit their facility and meet the animal(s) required by your production ?

Regardless of who you choose to supply your animal needs, our hope is that you have a safe and positive experience. We recognize that your final product is a direct reflection of our talent and our industry. We care about what you hope to accomplish!

Animal Stunt Work is a very serious and dangerous activity. We take great pride in accomplishing such stunt work while at the same time minimizing the degree of stress on both the animal and the production. Although we believe the stunt should be made to appear safe and effortless to the production and crew, it should also appear on film as it was meant to appear in the script. An animal attack should look like an actual attack, not an animal standing up and receiving food from its trainer ! We take great pride in our animal stunts which in turn makes your production safe and successful. Having accomplished some of the most exciting animal stunts on film to date, we feel extremely qualified to coordinate and accomplish all of your animal stunt needs."

For a list of appearances, go to www.tigerfriends.com/business.html

Want to meet the animal actors for yourself?  You can at T.I.G.E.R.S. (The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species); this is a one of kind Myrtle Beach Attraction.  On this Carolina Safari, you will also see White Tigers, a liger and other amazing animals at one of the most exciting animal adventures ever.  All proceeds from the tour go to The Rare Species Fund and The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species.  For reservations, go to www.myrtlebeachsafari.com.

What would you do if you came face to face with the largest known cat in the world?  Chances are you won't......unless you're in Myrtle Beach at an interactive animal preserve and tour.   T.I.G.E.R.S., or Carolina Safari was created as a wildlife education organization, dedicated to promoting global conservation with informative, educational, and entertaining interactive programs. Dr. Bhagavan Antle works closely with international wildlife conservation projects in South America, Africa and Thailand. In addition to providing much needed funds for these programs, our personnel have been involved in field research as well. 

Yes, you will meet this large cat called a liger.  A liger is a cross between a lion and a tiger and are extremely social animals. They are happy and content living with both lions and tigers. They also display genuine affection for their human handler's and trainers.

Ligers are giants because of "hybrid vigor", in which they gain the strengths and attributes of both parents. Ligers are bigger than both their parents combined. Ligers live long, healthy lives. They are very smart and show great resistance to illness and disease.

Contrary to popular belief, ligers are not a "man-made" creation. They are the result of a male lion and a female tiger that have been raised together and decide they like each other enough to breed.





Similar to pizzlies (polar bear / grizzly bear hybrids) and wolphins (whale / dolphin hybrids), ligers may have existed in the wild for thousands of years. Over vast amounts of time and due to declining lion and tiger populations however their territories no longer overlap.

Animals of stunning size and beauty like ligers capture people's attention so they become more willing to learn about critical conservation issues. The unique opportunity to see these incredible animals up close and un-caged gives people a greater understanding and appreciation of all animals.

Ligers and other unique big cats presented in alternative educational programs fill important roles as ambassadors for conservation issues. We have found that after an up-close, un-caged experience with these animals, people are willing to learn about the increasing global issues and possible solutions to save our planet's biodiversity.

Do not be fooled into thinking that conservation traditions that have so often failed are the right way. There is no one right way to do anything. Wildlife will only survive with a million Noah's and a million arks!

For over 25 years as a conservation educator I have reached millions of people through live shows and tens of millions via television. In my experience, the most effective teaching tool is watching big animals like ligers interacting in a personal way with their handlers and friends. It can be a profoundly moving, transformational experience. It puts a personal face on the impersonal statistics of worldwide species destruction. People then become willing to learn about the increasing global issues and possible solutions to save our planet's bio diversity.

We might be too late to save the tiger, in all likelihood that may be beyond hope. Wild tigers are a symbol of the critical danger facing every inhabitant of planet Earth. We are trying to save the worlds last wild environments, restore the health of the seas and reduce atmospheric pollution.

Many conservation efforts in the world's poorer countries fail because they are short sighted and lack the elements that are needed to sustain them over the long term.

Present efforts may not be enough to save all endangered, but ligers with their beauty and physical prowess, are helping to conserve what biodiversity remains by assisting us as conservation ambassadors. The world must REDUCE its consumption, REUSE all that it can and RENEW all the rest or the animals will disappear and we will follow close behind.

Captive breeding programs as well as the sustainable management of wild species as renewable resources must be considered in any discussion of the preservation of critically endangered species.

While some people do not consider ligers as "zoologically significant", their true importance is in getting people's attention and helping to convey the importance of global biodiversity and conservation.

Come and visit resident ligers; Hercules, Vulcan, Sinbad, and Zeus at T.I.G.E.R.S. preserve.  Hercules was featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper 360, Inside Edition and in a Maxim article in 2005, when he was only 3 years old and already weighed 408.25 kg (900 lb). Hercules is completely healthy and is expected to live a long life. 


Go online and visit www.myrtlebeachsafari.com for more information about the Rare Species Fund, the tour and Tigers Preserve.  Come to see the ligers and other amazing animals in Myrtle Beach at one of the most exciting animal adventures ever.  All proceeds from the tour go to The Rare Species Fund and The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species. 

I hope you enjoyed the post I made a few weeks ago, Take a Walk on the Wild Side in Myrtle Beach.  There, presented some reviews by some folks who had visited there.    

A lot of people don't know there is an interactive animal preserve and tour in Myrtle Beach.   T.I.G.E.R.S., or Carolina Safari was created as a wildlife education organization, dedicated to promoting global conservation with informative, educational, and entertaining interactive programs. Dr. Bhagavan Antle works closely with international wildlife conservation projects in South America, Africa and Thailand. In addition to providing much needed funds for these programs, our personnel have been involved in field research as well.



Enjoy these other reviews:

“AMAZING!!!!!”
Aug. 30, 2011
We did only the photo session but hard from others that went onto the VIP tour that it was worth every penny. Although its quick but you get to hold a baby tiger (about 4 months old) and a month old tiger and take pictures with it. LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



“amazing once in a lifetime experience....a must do for any animal lover!!”
Aug. 22, 2011
This place is amazing and well worth the money!! every dollar goes back into caring for the animals. the trainers and tour guides truly love what they do as well as the animals. wonderful experience for any animal lover. wonderful learning experience. it was like watching the discovery channel/animal planet only live. thanks to the staff for making my trip one to remember for a lifetime!!


“Unique experience”
Aug. 17, 2011
I booked the VIP tour/safari for myself and my teenage daughter.  The prospect of getting to see, touch, and interact with animals we will, probably, never have another chance to was worth it.  The tour and guides were great. Very professional and, clearly, dedicated. It was awesome to be able to sit with, hold, pet, and have pictures taken with tigers, lynx, wolves, and primates. They don't allow you to bring anything into the preserve, with you, and it was VERY HOT the day we went (around 95). They do offer light refreshments, about half way through.  During the last stage of the tour they have bottled water, pop, and snacks which is great.  When the tour is over each family/"photo group" has their own laptop to review their photos and choose one to be made into an 8x10. The photo CD is worth the money. They take TONS of photos and they include some "best of" shots of the animals which are gorgeous.

Go online and visit www.myrtlebeachsafari.com for more information about the Rare Species Fund, the tour and Tigers Preserve.  Come to see the White Tigers, a liger and other amazing animals in Myrtle Beach at one of the most exciting animal adventures ever.  All proceeds from the tour go to The Rare Species Fund and The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species.