What should you do if a tiger is chasing you?

Answer 1

Mountain lions have been known to attack humans and are potentially deadly.

* mountain lions are ambush hunters and may be reluctant to attack if confronted. If your an adult person a stare-down maybe in order. * Throw things at it, act aggressive yourself. Rocks are a good choice. * If you are in a group don't scatter. This is the lion's first objective - to separate out the weakest member. Yell, scream, throw things at it. Open up your coat and try to make yourself appear bigger. * If the lion does attack - do fight back.

* Most people around here carry a knife in the woods - one that is already open (not a switch-blade) an is easily and quickly drawn. Lions have been killed this way. * Bear bombs (pepper spray) is commercially available round here too.

Answer 2

When you see a mountain lion you drop down and roll in a ball and pretend your dead and he will go away.

WRONG!

Mountain lions only attack if they are hungry and are looking for prey, and they can sense if you're alive or not. So obviously, laying on the ground, knowing you're alive, is NOT a good call.

Try to act larger, hold up sticks, stand on your toes, wave your arms in the air. Do whatever you can to scare it away, or else it will try to fight you.

If he does fight you, do whatever you can to kill it or IT WILL KILL YOU. Try to get him at his sensitive parts, such as the eyes or nose. Use whatever is around you, sticks, hiking canes, rocks. HELP YOURSELF!

Answer 3

DO NOT HIKE ALONE. Make plenty of noise to reduce your chances of surprising a lion. Go in groups, with adults supervising children. A sturdy walking stick is a good idea: you can use it to ward off a lion.

KEEP CHILDREN CLOSE TO YOU. Observations of captured lions reveal that the animals seem especially drawn to children. Keep children within your sight at all times.

STOP! Do not run from a lion. Back away from it slowly, but only if you can do so safely. Running may stimulate a lion's instinct to chase and attack. Face the lion and stand upright. Make eye contact. If you have small children with you, pick them up so they won't panic and run. Although it may seem awkward, pick them up without bending over or turning away from the lion.

DO NOT BEND OR CROUCH OVER; DO ALL YOU CAN TO APPEAR LARGER. A person squatting or bending over looks a lot like a four-legged prey animal. Raise your arms. Open your jacket, if you're wearing one. Throw stones, branches, or whatever you can grab without crouching down or turning your back. Wave your arms slowly and speak firmly in a large voice.

DO NOT APPROACH A LION, especially one that is feeding or with kittens. Most mountain lions will try to avoid confrontation. Give them a way to escape.

FIGHT BACK IF ATTACKED. Try to stay on your feet if a lion attacks you. Lions have been driven off by prey that fights back. Some hikers have fought back successfully with sticks, caps, jackets, garden tools, and their bare hands. Since lions usually try to bite the head or neck, try to remain standing and face the attacking animal.

For more information about mountain lions, please contact the Department of Fish and Game, 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

PLEASE REPORT ALL MOUNTAIN LION SIGHTINGS ON OR NEAR THE UCSC CAMPUS, AS WELL AS ANY ANIMAL CARCASS THAT COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO A LION KILL, TO THE UNIVERSITY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, JEN HOLZ, at 459-2231

Answer 4

When venturing into mountain lion habitat, go in groups and make plenty of noise in an effort to reduce your chances of surprising a lion. Make sure children are close to and under the supervision of adults. Teach children about mountain lions and what to do if they see one.

Do not approach lions. Most mountain lions will try to avoid a confrontation. Give the lion a way to escape.

* Stay calm if you come upon a lion. Talk to it in a firm voice in an effort to demonstrate that you are human and not its regular prey.

* Back away slowly. Running may stimulate a lion's instinct to chase and attack.

* Face the lion and make an effort to appear as large as possible. Open your jacket or lift objects to appear like a more formidable opponent. Pick up your children.

* If the lion behaves aggressively, throw rocks, sticks or whatever you can pick up, with out turning your back to the lion or bending down.

* If the lion would happen to attack, fight back. Lions have been driven away by prey that fights back. Remain standing and keep attempting to get back up if you are brought to the ground.

Answer 5

If you're on flat land, you probably can't outrun it, so the best way to deal with it is with some tactic...

If there are trees around, quickly climb it and wait until the beast forgets or gives up, unless you don't think you can climb fast enough. If you're slow on the tree and it sees what you're doing, it'll immediately attack you or the tree, so don't climb unless you know you can get a good grip.

If there is a car around, do whatever it takes to get inside it. Maybe you can pay the owner later, or you can work something out with him/her. For now, it's your life or nothing.

If there's completely nothing around and you only want to get farther away from it immediately, maybe you can try to run in a sharp zig-zag path, so if the tiger leaps at you and you jump to the side along this path, it might jump too far as you Dodge so it ends up being a little farther away from you when it lands.

If a tiger is chasing you, try to understand why. There's a chance it's not chasing you at all but rather something on or near you. If you're holding some meat, throw it to the tiger, so it forgets you. Don't throw too far, or it'll prefer you (the nearer food) than the far-away meat.

However, if you know it's hungry, get near a hot dog cart. We're saying this figuratively, but try to find an easy food source to "sacrifice" to the tiger.

Remember to stay calm. Predators can sense fear (believe it or not, it has been proven true). If you stay cool, calm, and collective, you will definitely have a better chance of surviving.

Answer 6

You would probably never be aware of a cougar stalking you. They are quite reclusive and easily blend into their surroundings. However, if you do spot a cougar, NEVER run as this may activate a chase instinct and cause the animal to attack. Face the animal and look it straight in the eye. Make yourself look bigger than life and get very noisy. Throw rocks or sticks.

Answer 7

If a Mountain Lion comes at you wait to see if it's at you or something behind you. If it's at YOU then run or find something to defend yourself.

Answer 8

Stop: face the animal, raise your arms above and outward, and yell; loudly.