Indonesian Kangaroos are being Set Free

In Jakarta, Indonesia, rescuers are returning seventeen rare pygmy kangaroos to the Papuan rain forest. These kangaroos were rescued in recent years from illegal traders and private zoos. These animals are very rare and it is unknown as to how many are left in the world today. These kangaroos can grow up to be three feet long and weigh twentyfive pounds. The animals being released were born to six males and females cared for by the Cikananga Animal Rescue Center on West Java where they have been reared to survive on their own again in their natural habitat. I feel that it is so important that there are still people in our world today who care for animals the way the rescuers did. Thanks to them, these kangaroos are safe and have been retrained as to how to survive in the wild. Now the kangaroos will be able to live normal lives again back in their natural habitat.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19046182/

Animal Ringtones are Used to Lure Leopards

In Ahmedabad, India, forest gurads are using cellphone ringtones to lure leopards from villages. The ringtones are sounds of cows mooing, goats bleating, and roosters crowing. Rather than using these actual animals, such as using a goat to attract the leopards, forest guards feel that this is a much safer way to get the leopards out of the village. The leopards have wandered into the villages in search of food, which ofter results in many human attacks. Therefore, it is important that the leopards are removed from the villages as quickly as possible. The guards play the ringtones for up to two hours and eventually, the cats come out and are tricked into going into cages with a meal inside. Once the cats are caught, they are placed back into the wild. Since the newest ringtone idea, five of the cats from the village have been caught. The guards are thankful for this new method of trapping because so far, the ringtones seem to work and no animals are harmed.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/06/05/leopards.ringtones.reut/index.html