Herd of wild elephants approaching major Chinese city
June 2, 2021 / 7:42 AM
/ CBS/AP
Beijing — A herd of 15 wild elephants that walked 300 miles from a nature reserve in China's mountain southwest were approaching the major city of Kunming on Wednesday as authorities rushed to try to keep them out of populated areas, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Chinese wildlife authorities say they don't know why the herd left a nature reserve last year near the city of Pu'er, a region known for tea cultivation. The Reuters news agency reports Xinhua said a possible factor is a drop in the amount of edible plants in forest habitats.