Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones of cows mooing goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.
The wild cats in the state of Gujarat often get into villages near forests in search of food, say officials, adding that this results in attacks on people. But rather than use methods such as live bait(诱惑物)like goats tied to trees to lure the leopards, which then fall. into large pits dug by guards, officials say they have found a safer method lo trap the cats.