KUNMING: Seventeen wild Asian elephants were spotted in Mojiang County in the city of Pu’er, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, in late December.
It is the first time the species has been found in the county.
Forest ranger Li Fudong said in Xinfu Township that the elephants first appeared near a river on Dec. 17 and were captured by a camera drone in the woods the next day. Experts confirmed that the herd used to live in Mengyangzi nature reserve of Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve.
They entered Pu’er in March and have been in Nanping and Yixiang towns of Simao district and Ning’er county before getting to Mojiang. –Agencies
