A tiger has attacked and badly injured an Orang Asli at Hutan Belum in Gerik, about 200km from here.
Tambun Grediu, 60, was squirrel-hunting with a blowpipe near his house at the Sungai Tiang Orang Asli settlement when the tiger pounced from behind him yesterday.
His screams alerted his wife, who rushed to his aid with a big stick, acting OCPD of Gerik DSP Wan Jamil Wan Chik said today.
He said that the tiger left and disappeared into the jungle after she hit the animal repeatedly on the head.
Wan Jamil said that Tambun, who sustained wounds to the head, body and legs, was taken to the Gerik Hospital and later the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh.
Perak director of the Wildlife and National Parks Department Shabrina Sharif said that an investigative team had been dispatched.
If necessary for the safety of people in the area, a trap will be set to capture the animal, she said.
