Stupa for the wolf
(WorldNews Environment)

The Changpa people of Leh have a simple way of dealing with wolves that lift their prized pashmina goats: a contraption called shang-dong. This traditional wolf trap looks like an upturned ice-cream cone. Only, it is made of stones and buried in the ground. The trap´s sloping roof is open at the top; inside a three-metre-deep pit there is usually meat bait. Once the wolves leap in, the conical walls ensure they can´t clamber out. Generally, the canines, when...