Trunk call to save forest
Cat Ferguson · The New Scientist · 2013
Topher White, founder of Rainforest Connection, a non-profit organization is launching a pilot project this month in the forests of Indonesia that uses modified Android smartphones to record and identify the sound-signatures of chainsaws. At first, Rainforest Connection will use new phones donated for the trial, though White ultimately plans to use recycled handsets that supporters contribute when they upgrade to the latest model