If you are near a tiger without adequate protection so it is not safe to observe this animal, immediately realize that you are in danger. If possible, avoid areas where tigers may be present. If you do encounter a tiger, take the necessary steps to reduce the chances of the tiger attacking, and know what to do if the tiger starts attacking.
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Method 1 of 3: Saving Yourself from a Tiger Attack
Step 1. Try to stay calm and walk back slowly
If the tiger follows you or starts to growl and looks ready to attack, try to remain calm. Do not look into the tiger's eyes, but aim it at its body. Walk backwards slowly and resist the urge to turn around and run.
Keep walking backwards until the tiger is out of sight, then turn around and move as fast as you can to get away from the location
Step 2. Make your body big
Try to make yourself look and feel brave. Whatever you do, don't run. Running away from the tiger will only make it attack you. A tiger that is in doubt will attack immediately if you run away. While walking back slowly, stand as high as possible.
- Stand up straight to dispel the impression that you are helpless prey.
- You'll look weaker and smaller if you crouch, and this can increase the chances that the tiger will attack.
Step 3. Repel the attacking tiger with a sound
Even an ordinary sound can frighten a tiger if the animal is not used to it. Make a lot of noise with any object you have, especially if this could result in a loud or unnatural sound.
- If you have a gun, shoot it in the air.
- If you have a signal flare gun, light the flare and hold it in front of you.
- Rattle or shake objects made of metal or glass.
- If you try to yell at the tiger, do this with full confidence. If your voice seems nervous, this can encourage the tiger to attack.
Step 4. Do everything you can to survive
When a tiger starts to attack physically, it tends not to stop. Keep making as much noise as possible, and use whatever you have to protect yourself and counterattack to defend yourself. Don't pretend to be dead; if the tiger attacks because it really wants to eat you, this animal will continue to attack. Remember that your best chance of survival is to get the tiger away from the place. This requires you to scare or injure the tiger.
If you are lucky to survive a tiger attack, try to stop the bleeding and seek medical attention as soon as possible
Method 2 of 3: Dealing with a Tiger That May Attack
Step 1. Avoid approaching the loose tiger
If you see a tiger that may have escaped its cage, don't assume that the tiger is tame or friendly to humans. Tigers that have been caged will become restless in unfamiliar surroundings, and are more likely to attack.
Step 2. Try to distract the tiger and hide
Leave things behind when you go away because they can instantly distract the tiger. If you really can't leave the place, try to hide. You can climb trees until it's safe because tigers can't climb like other bobcats.
While hiding, you can try to distract the tiger by throwing objects away from you to make the tiger follow what you throw. However, do this with extreme caution as there is a chance that the tiger might even find out where you are hiding. Therefore, it's a good idea to throw objects in the opposite place before you hide
Step 3. Avoid angering the tiger at all costs
Don't make a tiger or any big animal angry. The tiger will respond to aggression with aggression and will attack you as a form of self-defense. Do not throw any object at the tiger or try to hit it with something.
- If you're attacking a tiger to distract it so it doesn't hurt other people, use whatever object you have at hand to hit it as hard as you can.
- Keep yelling at the tiger. In addition to intimidating, this action can distract the tiger from its victim.
Step 4. Stay away from tigers that are old or injured
While an old or injured tiger may look weak or need help, it can be very dangerous. This type of tiger must be handled with extreme care even when it is sick.
- In the wild, you will often see tigers in poor health. Sick tigers are not able to hunt like when they are healthy so these animals will prey on anything that is easily available, such as livestock.
- This condition makes sick tigers closer to humans than when tigers are healthy.
Step 5. Avoid tiger cubs too
Like any other mother animal, a mother tiger will protect her cubs. Do not approach or try to interact with the tiger cub in any way. If you find a tiger cub, leave the place immediately.
Tiger cubs will rarely be found in the wild because they are very protected by their mothers. So, if you see a cub roaming around on its own without a direction, it doesn't mean that its mother isn't nearby
Method 3 of 3: Preventing Tigers from Attacking
Step 1. Take a guided trip if you are traveling to a place that is tiger territory
Although tigers are only seen in a few places in the world's wilds, sometimes these places are open to tourists. If you are traveling to a place where tigers roam, hire a guide to make your trip safe.
Usually, organizations concerned with wildlife welfare will provide information on how to act safely in a particular area and avoid dangerous situations
Step 2. Stay calm and still when you see a tiger before it sees you
If the tiger is not aware of your presence, try to leave before the tiger sees you. Maybe you'll attract more attention if you move. So, wait for the tiger to go away on its own. If the tiger has left, move calmly and carefully to a safe place (ideally in the opposite direction)
Step 3. Don't challenge the tiger's sign of power by accident
In other words, don't pee in tiger territory. Accidental urination can be considered an act of aggression by a tiger. You can be considered a threat if you urinate in his territory.
Step 4. Put on the mask facing back
If you are in a place where tigers frequently attack and kill people (eg in the Ganges Delta of India), wear a mask facing backwards. Rear-facing masks can fool tigers, which like to sneak up behind their prey.
- By tricking the tiger into thinking you have eyes on the back of your head, you can prevent it from eating you.
- While it is known that tigers like to stalk humans, these animals do not attack people who are wearing a rear-facing mask.
