Headquarters reporters learned from the provincial headquarters for the safety and precaution of Asian elephants moving northward in Yunnan. From 18:00 on June 19 to 18:00 on June 20, 15 Asian elephants moving north were within the monitoring range, and the elephants were safe.
The elephant group continued to move around within 280 meters of Dalongtan Township, Eshan County, Yuxi City.
The single elephant was out of the group for 15 days and returned to Jinning District from Anning City. It was active in the woodland near Shuanghe Township, Jinning District, about 24 kilometers away from the elephant herd, and the elephant herd was stable overall.
The provincial headquarters formulated the "Normalization Work Plan for the Safety and Prevention of Asian Elephant Groups Moving North", clarifying the three-level command organization, personnel composition and work system of the province, state (city), county (district), and adapting to the changing situation of elephant group activities, professionally and efficiently. Be well prepared to assist in the migration work; pay close attention to the migration trends of elephant groups and unique elephants, organize experts to conduct on-site inspections, evaluations, analysis and judgments, study guidance and disposal plans, and do their best to monitor, early warning and deployment to strictly prevent potential safety risks; national forestry and grassland The bureau working group went down to guide the work.
The Eshan Field Headquarters held a research and judgment deployment meeting, requiring flexible measures to scientifically guide the elephant population to migrate west and south; strengthen safety precautions, and carry out publicity and education on Asian elephants’ living habits and safety precautions when entering villages and households; strengthen on-site management and control to target possible existence Measures such as isolation, enclosure, road control, and emergency evacuation are adopted to ensure the safety of human figures and important facilities.
The field headquarters of Jinning District, Anning City, Eshan County, and Yimen County continued to operate simultaneously.
A total of 144 emergency response personnel and police forces were deployed that day, 139 muck trucks, 22 construction vehicles such as excavators, 70 emergency vehicles were dispatched, 13 UAVs implemented 24-hour continuous monitoring, and 1,329 households and 3410 people were evacuated. , Feed 1 ton of elephant food.
(Headquarters CCTV reporter Guo Feng Wang Xi)