The mangrove forests of the Sunderbans in West Bengal, India are home
to deadly Bengal tigers, which are easily able to kill a human. Yet
hunters, woodcutters, and honey gatherers often enter these swampy
forests. How do they protect themselves?
Each person who enters the Sunderbans wears a rubber mask of a human
face on the back of his or her head. The belief is that the tiger
will only attack its prey from behind. If it can see your face, it
will not attack.
The masks, issued by the government, are part of a larger program
that includes the placement of electrified human dummies and the
construction of freshwater ponds to keep the tigers out of the
rivers, where people are often attacked.
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