Most of us teens have cell phones, right? Well, I don't know about you but picking a ringtone is my favorite part! In India, they figured out how to put the new animal ringtones to work. These ringtones make the noises of cows 'mooing', goats bleating and roosters crowing. They are using these to bring leopards toward them, since they are attracted to the animal noises. This is a safe way to attract the cats, rather than use real animals who would be in danger of getting hurt. By bringing leopards to them, they can trap them. Why would they want to do this, you ask? Because many of these leopards have been wandering from the forest towards the village in search of food, which could lead to people killed. In order for the leopards to really get trapped, they fixed the speakers behind a cage. Then, the leopard goes into the cage to look for food, and is trapped. Since this idea, five cats have been successfully trapped, and taken back to the forest and away from the village. I feel that Ahmedabad, India made the correct decision by putting these traps to work becuase they have saved many villagers as well as leopards.
info found from : http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/06/05/leopards.ringtones.reut/index.html
Thursday, June 7, 2007
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