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Tiger killed after stalking women

New Straits Times
Monday, Jan 16, 2012

KUALA KANGSAR: It was the scariest moment for mother and daughter as they came face to face with two tigers early yesterday

However, Rohani Osman, 50, and Mastura Kamaruddin, 16, who were tapping rubber trees at Kampung Chuar Hulu, Kati, near here, kept their cool and decided to try an age-old method to ward off the tigers.

Remembering the advice of elderly folks that tigers would only attack humans from behind, the two women slowly walked backwards with the tigers following them menacingly.

They continued to walk backwards to the top of a hill, fervently praying to be rescued.

"However, the two tigers kept coming at us, growling and waiting for an opportunity to attack.

"I braced myself and threw stones but it did not work."

Rohani then remembered that she had a handphone with her and called a relative for help.

After walking backwards for two hours, the women managed to climb up a tree. However, the tigers would not give up and waited below the tree.

At this juncture, Rela and Civil Defence Department personnel managed to track down the women.

"One of the tigers became aggressive and turned its attention on the rescuers.

Rela personnel fired three shots, killing one of the tigers while the other escaped into the jungle.

The women were then helped down from the tree and taken out of the jungle.

The carcass of the 70kg female tiger was handed over to the state Wildlife Department
 
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Hello nassaulakes,

An interesting and very informative article. With all of the large cats you NEVER turn your back on them and the last thing you ever do is run! That's a prey response and can trigger an attack even if the cat was only demonstrating. You always back away slowly, don't make any sudden movements and DO NOT make direct eye contact!

In this particular case, it's amazing that the tigers persisted for so long without simply charging and mauling the women? I'm not sure that rocks were a good or bad idea, but obviously you want to arm yourself with something, if you're not already armed. You have to give them tremendous credit for keeping their composure during a very dangerous and prolonged episode.

This is also illustrative of why a good double rifle is still the best choice for dangerous game. At close range, which is where the majority of these contacts take place, a bolt action rifle is as good as a single-shot! You can't operate a bolt fast enough during a charge to get off a second shot. With a double, you can actually hold your fire until you can't miss, knowing that your second shot is guaranteed with a quick finger movement to the other trigger. It's a very comforting factor when you have a lioness demonstrating 12 to 15 yards away and you don't want to shoot unless forced to do so.

Thanks for posting another interesting article.

Warmest regards,

JPS