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Beijing, Aug 10 Authorities in China's Yunnan province have evacuated more than 150,000 residents to avoid coming in contact with the migrating elephant herd, a local official said.The herd of 14 wild Asian elephants is approaching their traditional habitat after roaming around for nearly a year and half, reports Xinhua news agency.At about 8 p.m. on Sunday, the herd crossed the Yuanjiang River with artificial guidance and has continued to head south, said Wan Yong, who heads the headquarters in charge of monitoring the migrating elephants, at a press conference on Monday night.Wan said over 25,000 police officers and staff were dispatched, and a large number of vehicles and drones were deployed to monitor and guide the migrating elephants.Some 180 tonnes of food have been provided to the elephants during their migration.Wan said the elephants are in stable condition.It has been around 17 months since the herd left their original habitat in a nature reserve in southern Yunnan's Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture.Wild Asian elephant are under A-level state protection in China.Due to stronger environmental and wildlife protection efforts, its population in the country has grown to about 300, mostly scattered in Yunnan.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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International :Over 150,000 evacuated to avoid wandering elephants in China

Beijing, Aug 10 Authorities in China's Yunnan province have evacuated more than 150,000 residents to avoid coming in ... ...