Xinhua Silk Road: China's migrating elephant herd safe under protection in Yunnan Yuxi
PR90478
BEIJING, July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
The herd of 15 wandering wild Asian elephants currently lingering in Yuxi city,
southwest China's Yunnan Province are safe and sound under enhanced protection
efforts made by local government and residents.
Asian elephants are primarily found in Yunnan and are under A-level state
protection in China. They are the largest and most representative terrestrial
vertebrate in Asia.
The migrating animals have caught global attention after they traveled about
500 kilometers north from their forest home in southern Yunnan's Xishuangbanna
Dai Autonomous Prefecture before reaching the provincial capital Kunming on
June 2 via Pu'er city and Yuxi city. They returned to Yuxi on June 8 and are
continuing heading southeast within Yuxi.
To ensure the safety of both the elephants and residents, the government of
Yuxi has carried out all-weather monitoring to track the movement of the herd,
put in place precautions, and used food to distract them from entering densely
populated areas.
Meanwhile, to prevent the elephants from entering the city and villages,
special fleets consisting of hundreds of trucks have been dispatched to block
the herd at key intersections.
It is noted that the lingering of the Asian elephants could be attributed to
Yuxi's efforts in promoting ecological development and maintaining biodiversity
as well as its dedication to preparing for the 15th meeting of the Conference
of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) scheduled
to be held in October in Kunming.
Endowed with mild climate due to its location, Yuxi has over 99 percent
excellence rate of air quality in downtown area and 64.1 percent of forest
coverage rate. The city is home to 735 terrestrial wild animal species and
2,394 species of higher plants, including 31 wild plants that are under
national protection.
See the original link: https://en.imsilkroad.com/p/322472.html
SOURCE Xinhua Silk Road
本プレスリリースは発表元が入力した原稿をそのまま掲載しております。また、プレスリリースへのお問い合わせは発表元に直接お願いいたします。
このプレスリリースには、報道機関向けの情報があります。
プレス会員登録を行うと、広報担当者の連絡先や、イベント・記者会見の情報など、報道機関だけに公開する情報が閲覧できるようになります。