China’s famed wandering elephants are on the move again, heading south west while a male who broke from the herd is still keeping his distance. On Saturday, they were spotted in Shijie township in the city of Yuxi, more than five miles south west of the Kunming suburb where they arrived last week, according to state media reports. China’s roughly 300 wild elephants enjoy the highest level of protected status, on a par with the country’s unofficial mascot, the panda. Additional emergency workers, vehicles and drones have been deployed to monitor the elephants’ movements and protect local residents, the reports said. We need to keep a safe distance from them, which is good for us and the wild animals.”

Source: Irish Independent June 12, 2021 08:13 UTC