Forest official in Gujarat are using cellphones with ringtones of cows and goats to catch leopards. This is probably a more humane approach than using pits or cages with live animals to lure the cats.
Forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as ringtones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix behind a cage.
They then play the ringtone continuously for up to two hours until the curious leopard appears and moves into the cage looking for its easy meal.
India uses mooing ringtones to catch leopards
[tags]offbeat, ringtones[/tags]