China News Service, May 29. According to the website of the Yunnan Forestry and Grassland Bureau, in order to prevent public safety hazards caused by the continuous northward migration of Asian elephants, strengthen safety precautions and emergency response work to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property. A few days ago, The Yunnan Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau established a leading group for the safety precautions of Asian elephants moving northward. Under the unified leadership of the Provincial People's Government and the Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau, they are responsible for commanding and dispatching the safety precautions of Asian elephants moving northward.
It is reported that on April 16, 17 Asian elephant herds that originally lived in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve migrated from Mojiang County of Pu'er City to Yuanjiang County of Yuxi City.
On April 24, 2 of them returned to Mojiang County, Pu'er City, and the remaining 15 elephants continued to migrate north.
The elephants passed through Yuanjiang County, Yuxi City, Baoxiu Town, Shiping County, Honghe Prefecture, and Daweidu Village, Eshan County, Yuxi City. They entered Shuangjiang Street, Eshan County on May 26, and passed through Eshan County to reach the north of the county on the 27th. Kilometers away.
According to expert analysis, judging from the location of the elephant group and the characteristics of its recent activities, there is a tendency to continue to migrate north and east.
The data picture shows the elephant group going all the way north.
Photo by Chen Shengyao
Since the elephant group moved to the north, the Provincial Forestry and Grass Bureau has attached great importance to it, pre-judged and warned in advance. The leaders of the bureau have led the provincial working group to the site to guide the work many times, and have sent experts and staff to guide the local government to carry out monitoring and early warning. , Safety precautions, publicity and education, and public opinion guidance.
Through coordinated efforts at the five levels of provinces, cities, counties, townships, and villages, we have strengthened "watching the elephant, managing people, and making claims."
So far, no casualties have occurred, which effectively blocked the movement of Asian elephants to densely populated areas such as cities and dam areas.
According to the news, in the next step, the Provincial Forestry and Grass Bureau, the Asian Elephant Research Center of the National Forestry and Grass Bureau, Yuxi Forest and Grass Bureau, Eshan County Government and relevant departments will continue to make every effort to monitor, prevent and control, strengthen on-site guidance, and do a good job in safety prevention and control. , To ensure the safety of the people’s lives, and various measures will be taken to prevent the elephants from moving northward, and gradually return to the original habitats of Pu'er or Xishuangbanna, so as to ensure the safety of the people’s lives and effectively protect the Asian elephants.
The local reminder that the Asian elephant is the most continental animal surviving in Asia and belongs to the national first-class protected animal.
my country's Asian elephants are generally distributed in Xishuangbanna, Pu'er and Lincang, with a population of about 300.
Asian elephants, although they look cute, are very fierce by nature. Here is a warning to the broad masses of people:
Do not dry corn, store salt and other crops and food that Asian elephants like in the yard. When Asian elephants enter the house, take shelter in a safe area as soon as possible. Don't panic and call for help in time.
When encountering Asian elephants in the wild, it is forbidden to watch and tease or tease Asian elephants, and it is forbidden to use firecrackers and fireworks to drive away Asian elephants maliciously.
After being frightened, Asian elephants will attack humans due to their self-defense instinct. They should follow the instructions of the monitors and avoid them as soon as possible.
When encountering Asian elephants on the road, you must follow the instructions of the monitors, avoid them in time, do not rush into the card, pay attention to safety, and avoid causing casualties.
The village guardrail has a certain protective effect and can buy valuable time for the people to avoid danger. When the Asian elephant forcibly breaks in, it should evacuate to a safe area in time, obey the instructions of the monitor, and call the police and rescue phone.
Picking up wild mushrooms in an environment where Asian elephants and other beasts are infested is a dangerous field activity that can easily cause personal injury; please follow the instructions of the monitors and avoid the time and area of the mountain.
"Fixed feeding" for Asian elephants is an emergency avoidance measure to guide Asian elephants away from the village and prevent human-elephant conflicts. If they encounter feeding spots in the wild, they should immediately avoid them.
According to the information on Asian elephant activities provided by the monitors, work and travel time should be reasonably arranged to avoid direct conflicts with Asian elephants and jointly build harmony between "human elephants".