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Plan of action for an escaped sumatran tiger

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Katie Morton

The plan outlines 7 steps to respond to an escaped Sumatran tiger: 1) Sound the alarm and assess any injuries, 2) Cordon off the area and secure remaining tigers, 3) Evacuate public to safety, 4) Have a vet with tranquilizer gun locate the tiger, 5) Reach the sedated tiger with backup drugs and firearms, 6) Move the unconscious tiger safely back to its enclosure, 7) Optionally reverse the anesthesia once the tiger is secured.

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Plan of Action for an Escaped Sumatran Tiger
Step one – Sound Alarm ? Alert other colleagues about escaped tiger including vet and dart team ? Assess any potential injuries to public, keeper or the tiger ? Locate direction of movement
Plan of action for an escaped sumatran tiger
Step two – Cordon off Area ? Securely close other houses to prevent entering ? Make sure that remaining tiger is secure
Step three – Evacuate ? Evacuate public through lower exits ? If public are in area of potential danger place in secure housing until animal secured ? Inform the local police and emergency services of situation
Step four – Locate Tiger ? Vet with loaded dart gun backed up with loaded rifle ? Using CO2 dart gun ideally in wide enough location to sedate and go down
Anaesthesia Protocol ? Ketamine (100mg/ml) + Medetomidine (10mg/ml) + Butorphanol (10mg/ml) ? Dose based on 100kg tiger: 2.4ml ketamine + 0.6ml Medetomidine + 0.5ml Butorphanol
Step five – Reach Tiger ? Aim to get to the tiger as soon as it has gone down ? Have plenty of top up drugs to hand as well as armed gun
Step six – Move ? Make sure that animal is still breathing ok following anaesthesia ? Plan where animal is going and how ? Lift the Tiger into secure vehicle for transportation
Step seven – Wake up ? Only if animal is secured back in enclosure would 6ml of Atipamazole be considered to reverse ? Stand everybody down ? Debrief

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Plan of action for an escaped sumatran tiger

  • 1. Plan of Action for an Escaped Sumatran Tiger
  • 2. Step one – Sound Alarm ? Alert other colleagues about escaped tiger including vet and dart team ? Assess any potential injuries to public, keeper or the tiger ? Locate direction of movement
  • 4. Step two – Cordon off Area ? Securely close other houses to prevent entering ? Make sure that remaining tiger is secure
  • 5. Step three – Evacuate ? Evacuate public through lower exits ? If public are in area of potential danger place in secure housing until animal secured ? Inform the local police and emergency services of situation
  • 6. Step four – Locate Tiger ? Vet with loaded dart gun backed up with loaded rifle ? Using CO2 dart gun ideally in wide enough location to sedate and go down
  • 7. Anaesthesia Protocol ? Ketamine (100mg/ml) + Medetomidine (10mg/ml) + Butorphanol (10mg/ml) ? Dose based on 100kg tiger: 2.4ml ketamine + 0.6ml Medetomidine + 0.5ml Butorphanol
  • 8. Step five – Reach Tiger ? Aim to get to the tiger as soon as it has gone down ? Have plenty of top up drugs to hand as well as armed gun
  • 9. Step six – Move ? Make sure that animal is still breathing ok following anaesthesia ? Plan where animal is going and how ? Lift the Tiger into secure vehicle for transportation
  • 10. Step seven – Wake up ? Only if animal is secured back in enclosure would 6ml of Atipamazole be considered to reverse ? Stand everybody down ? Debrief