Small, artificially intelligent boxes tied to tree trunks in the Brazilian Amazon are the latest weapon in the arsenal of scientists and environmentalists battling destructive jungle invaders. The boxes, named “curupiras” after a folkloric forest creature who preys on hunters and poachers, sport sensors and software trained “to recognize the sounds of chainsaws and tractors, or anything that could cause deforestation,” project manager Thiago Almeida told AFP. “We recorded the sound of chainsaws and tractors […]