近日，云南亚洲野象群北迁动态备受关注。
 

 

The 15 wild Asian elephants are now wandering in the Hongta district of Yuxi, following a long journey from Yunnan province's southmost prefecture starting from April 16. As of Sunday morning, the elephants were 50 km from Kunming's Jinning district and 100 km from the downtown area of the provincial¹ capital.

自4月16日起，这15头亚洲野象从云南省最南端的县开始长途迁徙，目前在玉溪市红塔区境内，距离云南省省会昆明市晋宁区50公里，距离昆明市城区100公里。

 

Monitoring images show that the herd² includes six female adult elephants, three male adults, three sub-adults, and three cubs³.

监测显示，该象群由成年雌象6头、雄象3头、亚成体象3头、幼象3头组成。

 

The 15 roaming elephants have damaged 561,333 square meters of crops and caused financial losses of nearly 6.8 million yuan on their 400-km journey, but no deaths or injuries to local residents have been reported.

在400多公里的迁徙途中，这15头象直接破坏农作物达561333平方米，初步估计直接经济损失近680万元，尚未接到人员伤亡报告。

 

缓解“人象冲突”

 

Local authorities said it is rare for the giant animals to move so far northward⁴ from their traditional habitat. Precaution measures have been taken to prevent human-elephant conflict as the elephants may well stray into human settlements.

当地政府表示，亚洲野象离开传统栖息地向北迁移这么远很罕见。当地已经采取预防措施，防止象群进入人类居住地引发人象冲突。

 

The provincial bureau of forestry⁵ and grassland⁶ said that it is a priority to protect the safety of both human beings and the elephants.

云南省林草局表示，保护象群和人群安全是首要任务。

 

Police officers have been sent to escort the elephants. They are aided with 228 vehicles, four excavators and three unmanned aerial vehicles in case that they need to distance the animals with human settlements.

当地已出动警力引导象群，同时派出228辆车，4辆挖掘机，3架无人机协助将象群从人类居住区引开。

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