[Explanation] On August 12, to celebrate the tenth "World Elephant Day", Kunming Zoo in Yunnan prepared a rich fruit "cake" for the elephant family and invited 12 groups of parent-child families to become animal detectives to unlock the elephants The secrets of the family have allowed many citizens and tourists to experience the "xiangwang" life at close range.

　　[Explanation] Kunming Zoo is the earliest zoo in Yunnan Province. It has been raising Asian elephants since 1978, and has gradually established a large artificial breeding population of Asian elephants in China. Over the years, it has raised 26 Asian elephants, and now it has raised Asian elephants in the park. The quantity is 9 heads.

Chen Yue, director of Kunming Zoo, expressed that he hoped that more people would love Asian elephants through the theme activities of World Elephant Day.

　　[Concurrent] Chen Yue, Director of Kunming Zoo

　　We are holding several main links of this event. The first is live broadcast, the second is to meet with fans, and the third is to study and study with children.

As a zoo, we have the responsibility to keep and protect elephants. The most important thing is to spread this concept and let more people love Asian elephants.

　　[Explanation] The breeder leads the children to make fruit "cakes" for Asian elephants and reveals the recipes of the elephant family's food.

Afterwards, the clever elephant feasted, and the tens of kilograms of fruit "cake" was eaten up in a short while, and the naughty elephant began to "destroy" after eating and drinking, attracting bursts of laughter from citizens and tourists. Voice.

　　[Concurrent] Pupil Liu Huilin

　　I helped them make "cakes", I also learned about elephants, and my classmates and I learned about protecting elephants, caring for elephants, caring for all wild animals, and protecting all wild animals.

　　[Explanation] In the past few months, a rare long-distance migration of wild Asian elephants has attracted widespread attention at home and abroad, and the "viewing of the whole people" has been unprecedented.

Citizen Li Jiawei also continues to pay attention to this elephant chasing activity. She believes that this incident is a large-scale popularization of Asian elephants and hopes that people will live in harmony with Asian elephants.

　　[Concurrent] Citizen Li Jiawei

　　Actually, I have been paying attention to animals for many years, especially elephants, so I think the ambulance stations in (Xishuang) Banna Wild Elephant Valley are a good trend.

More is to raise the awareness of the whole people, especially in (Xishuang) Banna and Pu'er area, where elephants go to a lot of places, it is even more necessary to raise the awareness of protecting elephants.

It is also an important way for children to refuse to watch the elephant show.

　　[Explanation] In recent years, rampant poaching for the purpose of obtaining ivory has seriously threatened the survival of elephants. World Elephant Day was established on August 12, 2012 to call attention to the troubled African and Asian elephants. .

Starting from January 1, 2018, all ivory products on the market in mainland China will be banned for sale.

For elephant protection, China's ivory ban is regarded as an important ban.

The Kunming Zoo also takes this opportunity to call on the public to reject ivory products, elephant riding, and elephant performances, so that they can live a life of "xiangxiang".

　　He Shuting reports from Kunming, Yunnan

Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]