Keep walking backwards until the tiger is well out of sight, then turn and move quickly away from the location of the tiger.
Make yourself look like less of a helpless prey animal by standing up straight. Crouched down, you look weaker and smaller – both of which will increase the chances that a tiger will attack.
If you have a firearm, shoot it into the air. If you have a signal flare, light it and hold it in front of you. Jingle or shake any metal or glass items against one another. If you attempt to shout at the tiger, do so with full confidence. Any nervousness that is betrayed by your voice may incite the tiger to attack.
If you are lucky enough to survive an attack, work to stop any bleeding and get medical attention as quickly as possible.
Once you’ve hidden, you may attempt to distract the tiger by throwing things away from you to lead them in that direction. However, use extreme caution in doing so, as you’re probably more likely to attract attention to your hiding spot. As such, it is better to throw stuff off of your path before you hide.
In the event that you are attacking a tiger in order to distract it from mauling someone else, use whatever you have to strike the tiger as hard as you can. Keep shouting at the tiger, both to intimidate it and to distract it from its victim.
In the wild, you’re actually more likely to see a tiger in poor health, as tigers that are unable to hunt as well as they are when healthy will seek out easily accessible prey, such as livestock. This will bring them into closer proximity to humans than tigers are usually comfortable with.
In the wild, it is very rare to spot cubs because they are fiercely protected by their mothers. With that said, just because you see a cub all by themselves wondering around aimlessly doesn’t mean that the mother isn’t somewhere nearby.
Often, organizations interested in the well-being of wild animals will provide you with information to inform you of how to behave safely in certain areas and avoid dangerous situations.
By fooling the tiger into thinking you have eyes in the back of your head, you may prevent yourself from becoming its next meal. Even when tigers have been observed stalking humans, they do not attack people wearing a two-faced mask.
