[ANALYSIS] With drones and bananas, China coaxes wayward elephants home
Elephants, part of a herd which had wandered 500 kilometres north from their natural habitat, walking near Yuxi city in China's southwest Yunnan province.BEIJING - First the entire village is shooed indoors, its power supply is cut, and finally bananas and other elephant treats are dumped on the opposite side of town to coax the uninvited guests to pass through.
It's the furthest north that China's wild Asian elephants have travelled in recorded times, said Yang Xiangyu, a task force leader.Alarmed officials formed the task force in May, as the elephants neared Kunming, the regional capital. Power supplies are cut to prevent the elephants from electrocuting themselves or sparking fires, and vehicles are parked across roads behind the herd or on side routes to keep them moving forward, preferably south.
There are three juveniles, two born during the odyssey, officials said. Adult elephants have been seen using their huge bulk to crush down traffic guardrails so the youngsters can clamber over them. "This needs to be faced squarely. The Asian elephant is a wild beast and we have to keep a safe distance," Chen said.Why the elephants began their trek remains a puzzle.
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With drones and bananas, China coaxes wayward elephants homeFirst, the entire village is shooed indoors, its power supply is cut, and finally bananas and other elephant treats are dumped on the opposite side of town to coax the uninvited guests to pass through.
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With drones and bananas, China coaxes wayward elephants homeFirst, the entire village is shooed indoors, its power supply is cut, and finally bananas and other elephant treats are dumped on the opposite side of town to coax the uninvited guests to pass through.
Read more »