Fifteen elephants, which attracted the attention of both Chinese and international media and social networks with their unusual migration through Yunnan province in southern China last year, have returned to their original habitats after a journey of 1,400 kilometers and 124 days.
At a press conference this Monday by the State Administration of Forestry and Grasslands of China, officials said: the flock had returned to XishuangbannaIt is a region located in the north of the province, known for its tropical forest and monsoon climate.
Li Chunliang, deputy director of the agency, showed at the conference a photo taken by workers in the area. four elephants, According to Efe, two of them were children unexpectedly born during a migration journey to the north.
“They lead a very healthy life. They were 100 kilos when they were born, but now their weight has reached 300,” Li said, according to the official Global Times newspaper.
The thick-skinned began a march in March 2021 with an unknown destination, but much further north than usual. experts rated it as “extraordinary”.
In this situation, state officials Evacuation of at least 150,000 inhabitants To provide more than 180 tons of food, as well as to avoid conflicts with animals.
End of the ‘long walk’ of pachyderms
During the ‘long march’ of these animals, they also caused phenomena such as the following. damage to some public infrastructure when passing through populated areas.
The population of wild Asian elephants living in Yunnan – under A-level state protection, the highest in China – is 300 individuals, 107 more than in 1980.
Space available to China’s last native elephants getting smaller over the years It is much more lucrative to be influenced by the cultivation of bananas, tea leaves and ingredients used for traditional Chinese medicine.
Source: Informacion
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