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Elephants were seen destroying forests in its path and ruining crops as they journeyed last year from Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in Yunnan province. China's Wandering Elephants Captivate Millions With Their 500 Km Trek. This wild elephants in southwestern China have been captured on camera taking a breather from a 500-kilometre march of chaos that has caused more than $1 million in damage.

15 elephent in China

China’s south-western Yunnan province on Tuesday witnessed a large herd of 15 wild elephants that were seen meandering through the residential areas, causing a trail of destruction of up to 500 km outside their natural reserve. In the footage that emerged, the rampant clan was seen destroying forests in its path and ruining crops as they journeyed last year from Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in Yunnan province, and had gone unnoticed crossing several counties and rivers. Although no casualties were reported. It is, however, unclear why the herd escaped their habitat.


On Wednesday, China’s state media reported that the elephants were approaching the city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province. Government authorities immediately scrambled to dispatch a task force consisting of 360 first responders with 76 cars and nine drones to monitor the elephants. Twitter on June 1 started a #WhyElephantsTrekkingNorth hashtag as people wondered the cause behind the elephants in China migrating towards the urban settlement, which consisted of seven million population. According to Xinhua, the tuskers precisely commenced their journey in March 2020. They then took a stop in Pu’er in Yunnan where a female elephant gave birth to babies. The elephants settled for up to five months there before starting their journey all over again.

15 elephent in China

Chinese state television has launched a 24-hour live feed of the herd as the country remains on watch following the 15 elephants' epic trek through homes, barns and crops in Yunnan province.

Footage from state broadcaster CCTV filmed Monday shows the herd, tired from their adventures, curled up in a forest on the outskirts of the provincial capital Kunming. At one point in the footage a calf on its back stirs itself, trunk and feet sprawled in the air, before hauling itself onto a sleeping adult and nodding off again. The adventures of the huge mammals have captivated the nation, with hundreds of millions taking to social media to discuss their journey. The elephants have been closely monitored by authorities as they lumber through lush countryside. More than 400 people have been mobilised to ensure public safety and dozens of drones are now following their every step. Convoys of trucks have lined roads in a bid to keep the herd away from densely populated areas, including the more than eight million people who live in nearby Kunming.

15 elephent in China

      It is also advised not to firecrackers  or make a loud noise or make them run away, This will panic them. The local government has warned villagers not to leave corn or salt out in their yards that might attract the animals.

Meanwhile a herd of 15 wild Asian elephants spotted migrating north toward China’s Yunnan province capital Kunming pic.twitter.com/Jg9n7IHLNN

— Carl Zha (@CarlZha) May 31, 2021

Surprise! 15 wild Asian elephants show up on street in China's Yunnan Province. The elephants walked along a street under the dim road lights, with their huge bodies almost blocking the whole street.pic.twitter.com/1Z4bkeZB5F

— Mission of China (@ChinaEUMission) May 28, 2021

15 wild Asian elephants in China’s Yunnan Province attract much attention of the country.The herd mysteriously left their traditional habitat&migrates northward for 400+km in months, even stray into human habitat.Local authorities are watching closely for the #WanderingElephants pic.twitter.com/c11lcS2tN4

— Ambassador Deng Xijun (@China2ASEAN) May 31, 2021

China news that only matters to me in the last two days is how 15 wild elephants invaded a couple of cities in Yunnan, and one of them even got drunk

One Weibo trending topic: why elephants like to drink but easy to get drunk pic.twitter.com/ZaMa9KmmvE

— Siyuan Meng (@SiyuanMeng9) May 29, 2021

Left city of Pu’er last year
Wildlife authorities in China say they don’t have a clue why the herd left a nature reserve last year near the city of Pu’er, a region known for tea cultivation. The Associated Press cited a government official saying that at least two elephants returned home. The herd on June 1 was spotted in Yuxi, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Kunming. Drone footage showed that there were six female and three male adults, three juveniles, and three calves walking. An Asian elephant expert cited by Xinhua, Chen Mingyong, said that it appeared to be the longest-distance migration of wild elephants ever recorded in China. He said that it may be the leader of the elephants “lacks experience and led the whole group astray.”According to state-run Xinhua, the elephants wandered the streets of the town of Eshan for six hours. Panicked residents were warned to stay indoors.

According to some people finding this may be because of climate change. But no proper evidence to state this. Government already spent many millions to this elephant marathon