Painting eyes or X on cattle’s hindquarters to deter tiger attacks

Inspired by findings in Botswana, conservationists are painting symbols on livestock in Chitwan National Park’s buffer zone to trick tigers and leopards.

How does a tiger react when it sees an ‘eye’ or ‘X’ painted on the hindquarters of cows and buffalos? A team of conservationists in Chitwan’s Madi area have been studying how tigers respond to domestic animals marked with such symbols.