Proboscideans

CGTN: Migrating herd of wild Asian elephants in Yunnan takes a break

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

BEIJING, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A wild Asian elephant herd left the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province and started marching north in mid-March.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A wild Asian elephant herd left the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province and started marching north in mid-March.
  • The number of elephants in the herd has changed as the their journey progressed.
  • People were quickly organized to evacuate where necessary and food was also used to guide elephants away from urban areas.
  • The population of wild Asian elephants has been increasing in China, from 180 in 1980s to about 300 now.