On the evening of June 6, the provincial headquarters for the safety and precautions of Asian elephants relocating to the north reported that as of 16:50 that day, affected by continuous thunderstorms, the elephants migrated from the northwest to the south and moved 5.5 kilometers to the west. Activities in Xiyang Township, Jinning District, Kunming City, people are in peace.
A male elephant was out of the group and moved 1.5 kilometers to the northeast of the elephant group.
In the early morning of June 6, there were two heavy rains in Xiyang Township.
At 0:30, night infrared monitoring by drones of the Yunnan Forest Fire Fighting Corps showed that the activities of the elephant herds had decreased, and sometimes they were still huddled together to keep warm.
In order to do a good job in deployment, the on-site headquarters put in more than 440 emergency response personnel and police personnel on the same day, dispatched 115 emergency vehicles, 14 UAVs, and advised more than 150 vehicles to return to ensure the safety of people and elephants along the way.
At the same time, strengthen research, judgment and analysis, target groups may continue to migrate routes, and carry out guidance and deployment.
Overcoming the monitoring difficulties caused by heavy rainfall, and under the premise of ensuring safety, organize personnel to carry out ground tracking.
(Dao Zhinan video source from Yunnan Provincial Forest Fire Brigade)
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]