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In order to prevent wild Asian elephants from entering the villages and towns, the local government of Shije township of Yimen county, Yuxi city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, set up roadblocks with trucks at major intersections to protect the lives and property of local residents. The wandering wild Asian elephant herd has been seen lingering by Shijie township in Yimen county for a week.
Aerial photo taken on June 12, 2021 shows a herd of wild Asian elephants in Shije township of Yimen county, Yuxi city, Southwest China's Yunnan province. The wandering wild Asian elephant herd were seen lingering by Shijie township in Yimen county. [Photo/Xinhua]
The unexpected long trek of a herd of wild elephants in Yunnan province in Southwest China is unlikely to have been triggered by sudden human activities or changes in the animals' habitat.
Seventeen wild Asian elephants have entered and remained in the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Southwest China's Yunnan province for over two weeks, as of Saturday.
More than 30 people caring for Asian elephants at the Asian Elephant Breeding and Rescue Center in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China's Yunnan province, are dubbed "elephant dads".
By 5 pm on Friday, a herd of 14 wild Asian elephants had headed 8.12 km further southwest and continued to wander in Shijie township in the city of Yuxi, Southwest China's Yunnan province, according to the officials in charge of monitoring their migration.
As the major habitat of wild Asian elephants, Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan province has seen a significant growth in its population of elephants and other wild animals in recent decades, thanks to the joint efforts of the authorities and the area's residents.
Editor's note: As the world watches a herd of wild Asian elephants that has left its habitat, marched north and is wandering in Yunnan province, China Daily will publish a series of stories following the elephants' movements and covering the environment they live in.
Behind the firsthand videos and photos of the epic journey are 12 forestry police officers in charge of monitoring the migration of the wild Asian elephants around the clock at the Yunnan Provincial Forest Fire Brigade.
As the wandering wild Asian elephant herd continues its migration in Southwest China's Yunnan province, local authorities are making efforts to track and steer the herd to avoid encounters between residents and the elephants.
A herd of roaming elephants that left its habitat in the south of Yunnan province is continuing its journey after a short break and is moving east toward Yimen county, forestry authorities said on Tuesday.
Fifteen wild Asian elephants that left their habitat in Xishuangbanna, in Southwest China's Yunnan province, changed direction from north to northwest and then to south on Sunday, steering clear of the provincial capital Kunming's downtown without causing disturbances.
Fifteen wild Asian elephants that headed north from their habitat in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in Yunnan province last March have been lingering in the provincial capital Kunming for about two days, the province's publicity department said.
Fifteen wild Asian elephants that left their habitat in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in Yunnan province have so far not caused any trouble in the provincial capital, Kunming, thanks to local authorities' contingency measures.
A herd of 15 wild Asian elephants has entered the outskirts of the major southwestern Chinese city of Kunming, Yunnan province, where local authorities are on high alert to ensure the safety of both citizens and the herd.
The 15 wild Asian elephants that have left their habitat in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in Southwest China's Yunnan province are still on the move to the north and very close to the suburbs of the province's capital city Kunming.
Many people from Yunnan province often claim to have seen wild animals, including elephants, roaming local streets, as the province is known as the nation's "kingdom of wildlife".
A herd of 15 Asian elephants hasn’t stopped their journey from their habitat in Mengyangzi National Nature Reserve in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province.
