Research overview: deterrents and interventions against Sundarbans tiger attacks

This overview reviews the array of measures tested to reduce tiger attacks on people in the Sundarbans, including the famous face-masks worn on the back of the head to exploit tigers' reluctance to attack a perceived watcher, electrified human dummies to condition aversion, nylon-net fencing along village-forest boundaries, and Village Tiger Response Teams that safely return strayed tigers. It synthesises mixed and often anecdotal evidence on each, the challenge of habituation to masks, and the logistical limits of fencing a vast tidal forest. The survey frames Sundarbans mitigation as a long-running, partly improvised experiment in protecting both people and an iconic tiger population.