COP15: Wild elephants wander into Shiping county

A herd of 15 wild Asian elephants entered Shiping County in south Yunnan’s Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the small hours of May 16, having wandered in the neighboring county of Yuanjiang for around one month.

The elephant herd wandered through the Shiping villages of Xiaohedi and Hongtudi, and they hid in an orange orchard and thick bush for quite a while till 14:00. None of the villagers was hurt and no property loss was caused thanks to in-time warning and evacuation by local monitors.

Source: Yunnan Daily and others; Trans-editing by Wang Shixue