CNN.co.jp: Capture one elephant away from the flock, collective movement is a desperate journey to habitat or China

Elephant herds, 500 kilometers and cities through fields and cities China

(CNN) One of the Asian elephants, which had been moving away from the presidential area of the southwestern part of China, and continued to travel in a flock, was finally captured.Last year, the herd left the protected area and moved more than 500 kilometers through fields, villages, and large cities.

One of them was captured on June 6, who had left the flock and wandered alone, and was successfully returned to a protected area last week.The elephant moved more than 190 km alone, eating food prepared by local authorities and feeding in villages.

According to Yunnan Province, the elephant is a 1.8 -ton weighing male, and he decided to capture an anesthetic because he could appear near the densely populated area and threaten human safety.According to a veterinarian, there was no trauma, and when he returned to a reserve, he walked in the forest and bathed in a river.

On the other hand, the remaining flocks are still moving while being monitored by dozens of drones and being watched by rescue and police officers.

The video taken with a drone was broadcast live on the Internet and million people watched.The elephants were stuck in the crops, invading the kitchen, and taking a nap in a group.

However, when ordinary interest was weakened, environmental issues began to be revealed with the movement of an elephant that lasted one year.

It has been pointed out that the movement of the flock of elephants was a desperate journey to seek resources.Asian elephants were designated as protection species in China, and the number of individuals has doubled to about 300 in 40 years due to successful protection efforts.However, according to a letter published by a Chinese research team last week in a scientific magazine Nature, almost 40 % of habitats were lost in the southern part of the clouds in the past 20 years.

As the lodgings in the area are shrinking and fragmentation and isolation are progressing, many are forced to search for food on farmland, and clashes with people are increasing.