China News Service Kunming, March 16th (Reporter Hu Yuanhang) On the 16th, pictures of two wild elephants sleeping back to back in a tea garden blew up a circle of friends in Yunnan. Some netizens said that it was March 11th that the elephant herds drowned in the tea garden after drinking 30 kilograms of alcohol from farmers in Ou'a Town, Ouhai County, Xishuangbanna. The reporter called the staff of the Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Yunnan Province to learn that recently there were indeed Asian elephant herds in Hoa Town, but the photos on the Internet were not elephants in Hoa Town.
The picture shows the drunken tea garden photo of the WeChat circle of friends who is crazy. WeChat friends circle screenshot
Net photos showed that more than 10 elephants appeared in a tea garden. In one of the photos, the two elephants are still sleeping in the tea garden back to back, which is very cute. Netizens released a news report that around 20 pm on the 11th, a group of elephants arrived at Manmai Village, Hoa Town, looking for corn, salt and other food. They also drank 30 kg of baguette wine from the villagers and drunk two heads.
The staff of the Yunnan Forestry and Grass Bureau confirmed that in the recent past, more than 10 Asian elephants had indeed been operating in the town of Hoa, but they were not online photos. Details like the elephant drunk the tea plantation are not true. At present, the herd of elephants is still active in the town of Miao, and an emergency response has been initiated.
The picture shows the drunken tea garden photo of the WeChat circle of friends who is crazy. WeChat friends circle screenshot
According to statistics, there are 18 Asian elephants in the Erhai County area. They travel to and from the town of Ou'a Town, Wu'ao Township, and Fanghe Township of Lancang County, Pu'er City all year round. There are about 35,000 people in 95 villagers' groups in 13 villages, with occasional injuries or deaths.
Earlier, Erhai County and Alxa SEE Foundation initiated the reconstruction of Asian elephant habitats and food source bases. It planned to transform 2063 acres of Asian elephant habitats, construct 5 artificial salt ponds, and select Yilin Barren Hills and other waste trees. Woodland, planting 768 acres of Asian elephant liking plants. (Finish)