最近，亚洲象在云南多地“溜达”觅食的新闻，引起了广泛关注。

Recently, the news that Asian elephants "stroll" in many places of Yunnan has aroused widespread concern.

至5月27日，从普洱市墨江县一路北迁的亚洲象群，已行进至玉溪市峨山县、红塔区与昆明市晋宁区交界处活动，并一度进入峨山县城，给当地群众正常生产生活带来影响。

By May 27, the Asian elephant group, which moved northward from Mojiang County of Pu'er City, had moved to the junction of Eshan County of Yuxi City, Hongta District and Jinning District of Kunming City, and once entered the county seat of Eshan, which had an impact on the normal production and life of the local people.

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亚洲象继续组团北上

Asian elephants continue to Group North

据云南省森林消防总队消息，5月27日20时30分，15头亚洲象群罕见进入云南玉溪市峨山县城，并在峨山县城熠峨路和昆磨高速民房附近徘徊。

According to the forest fire brigade of Yunnan Province, at 20:30 on May 27, 15 Asian elephants rarely entered Eshan County of Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, and wandered near yi'e road in Eshan county and residential buildings on kunmo expressway.

目前，峨山县城街道人群已被疏散，云南省森林消防总队持续用无人机对象群实施勘察、跟踪，及时汇报象群最新活动线索，通知沿边群众及早做好撤离准备。

At present, the crowd in the streets of Eshan county has been evacuated. Yunnan forest fire brigade continues to use UAVs to survey and track the target group, timely report the latest activity clues of the elephant group, and inform the people along the border to prepare for evacuation as soon as possible.

云南普洱：独行亚洲野象靠近主城区，当地加强监测预警。

Yunnan Pu'er: the lone Asian wild elephant is close to the main urban area, and local monitoring and early warning should be strengthened.

2021年4月16日，原生活栖息在西双版纳国家级自然保护区的17头亚洲象从普洱市墨江县迁徙至玉溪市元江县。

On April 16, 2021, 17 Asian elephants originally living in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve migrated from Mojiang County of Pu'er City to Yuanjiang County of Yuxi City.

5月16日凌晨，象群15头（另外2头于4月24日返回普洱市墨江县境内）进入红河州石屏县宝秀镇。

In the early morning of May 16, 15 elephants (the other two returned to Mojiang County of Pu'er City on April 24) entered Baoxiu Town, Shiping County, Honghe Prefecture.

5月24日晚8时，该象群14头亚洲象迁徙到玉溪市峨山县，在大维堵村一带活动。

At 8:00 p.m. on May 24, 14 Asian elephants migrated to Eshan County of Yuxi City and moved around dawidu village.

5月25日下午，1头走散的亚洲象也迁徙到大维堵村。

On the afternoon of May 25, a stray Asian elephant also moved to dawidu village.

5月27日16时，经云南省森林消防总队无人机侦查显示，野象群在峨山大坟山附近觅食，联合指挥所尝试利用投食方式引导野象，并使用大型车辆机械封堵外围道路，防止野象进入市区对人民群众生命财产造成伤害。

At 16:00 on May 27, the UAV investigation of Yunnan forest fire brigade showed that the wild elephants were foraging near Dafeng mountain in Eshan. The joint command post tried to use feeding method to guide the wild elephants, and used large vehicles to block the peripheral roads mechanically, so as to prevent the wild elephants from entering the urban area and causing damage to people's lives and property.

17时05分，象群进入峨山县第一中学西侧，直线距离不到400米。

At 17:05, the elephants entered the west side of the first middle school in Eshan County, with a straight-line distance of less than 400 meters.

18时30分至19时20分，野象群由大坟山附近向西北方向移动。

From 18:30 to 19:20, the wild elephants moved northwestward from the vicinity of Dafeng mountain.

5月26日，象群在峨山县双江街道沐勋社区农田觅食。李星宇 摄

On May 26, elephants foraged in the farmland of muxun community, Shuangjiang street, Eshan county. Photo by Li Xingyu

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亚洲象“肇事”，损失几何？

What is the loss of Asian elephant "accident"?

40余天时间里，该象群在元江县、石屏县共肇事412起，直接破坏农作物达842亩，初步估计直接经济损失近680万元，严重影响当地群众的正常生活生产秩序。

In more than 40 days, there were 412 accidents in Yuanjiang County and Shiping County, which directly damaged 842 mu of crops. It is preliminarily estimated that the direct economic loss is nearly 6.8 million yuan, seriously affecting the normal life and production order of local people.

野象群“逛游”石屏县。

Wild elephants "stroll" in Shiping County.

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如何应对防范？

How to deal with prevention?

为做好亚洲象肇事防范与应急工作，切实保护人民群众生命财产安全和亚洲象种群安全，27日，玉溪峨山县人民政府发布了关于做好亚洲象肇事防范与应急工作的公告。

In order to do a good job in the prevention and emergency response of Asian elephant accidents, and effectively protect the safety of people's lives and property and the safety of Asian elephant population, the people's Government of Eshan County, Yuxi, issued an announcement on the prevention and emergency response of Asian elephant accidents on the 27th.

一、请勿在院子晾晒玉米、存放食盐等亚洲象喜食农作物、食物，避免逗引亚洲象闯进家门。若遇亚洲象闯进家时，不要慌乱，尽快到安全区域躲避，并及时拨打110报警电话救助。

1、 Do not dry corn in the yard, store salt and other Asian elephants like to eat crops and food, to avoid teasing Asian elephants into their homes. If Asian elephants break into the house, don't panic. Go to the safe area as soon as possible and call 110 for help.

二、亚洲象受到惊吓后会因自卫的本能对人类发起攻击，若与亚洲象在野外相遇时，禁止围观、挑逗、戏弄，禁止用鞭炮、礼花弹等方式进行恶意驱赶和伤害，应尽快避让。

2、 Asian elephants will attack humans because of their self-defense instinct after being frightened. If they meet Asian elephants in the wild, it is forbidden to watch, tease and tease them. It is forbidden to use firecrackers, fireworks and other means to drive and hurt them maliciously, so we should avoid them as soon as possible.

三、对亚洲象“定点投食”是一项紧急避险措施，用于引导亚洲象远离村寨，防止人象冲突。若在野外遇到投食点，应立即避开。路遇设置警戒线的路段，要听从工作人员指挥，绕道而行，严禁停车、驻足逗留，影响现场开展安保工作。

3、 It is an emergency measure to guide Asian elephants away from villages and prevent conflicts between humans and elephants. If you encounter feeding point in the field, you should avoid it immediately. In case of road sections with warning lines, follow the command of the staff and make a detour. It is strictly forbidden to stop or stay, which will affect the security work on site.

四、在亚洲象出没的地区从事生产活动及出行比较危险，极易造成人身伤害。请密切关注监测员提供的亚洲象活动信息并听从监测员的统一指挥，合理安排劳作、出行时间，避免与亚洲象正面冲突。

4、 It is dangerous to engage in production activities and travel in Asian elephant infested areas, which can easily cause personal injury. Please pay close attention to the activity information of Asian elephant provided by the monitor, follow the unified command of the monitor, reasonably arrange work and travel time, and avoid direct conflict with Asian elephant.

五、了解亚洲象生活习性、防象、护象、避象等基本知识，提高安全防范意识，共同营造人象和谐共生良好环境。

5、 Understand the basic knowledge of Asian elephant life habits, prevention, protection and avoidance, improve the safety awareness, and jointly create a good environment for harmonious coexistence of human and elephant.

云南省林业和草原局专家分析，从该象群所处位置和近期活动特点看，有继续向北迁移的趋势。

According to the analysis of experts from Yunnan forestry and grassland Bureau, the elephant group has a tendency to move northward from its location and recent activity characteristics.

专家指出，象群如进入人口密集的红塔区、晋宁区等地，村庄和人口密度越来越大，交通网密集，人员管控困难，亚洲象肇事伤人将难以控制。

Experts pointed out that if elephants enter densely populated areas such as Hongta District and Jinning District, the density of villages and population is increasing, the traffic network is dense, and it is difficult to control the personnel. It will be difficult to control the injuries caused by Asian elephants.

同时，因为食物资源越来越匮乏，象群频繁入户寻找食物，人象潜在冲突隐患激增。 必须采取多种方式防止象群北迁，逐步返回普洱或西双版纳原栖息地，切实保护人民群众生命安全，同时也使该亚洲象群得到有效保护。

At the same time, because of the increasingly lack of food resources, elephant groups frequently enter the house to look for food, and the potential conflicts between humans and elephants increase sharply. It is necessary to take various measures to prevent the elephants from moving northward and gradually return to their original habitats in Pu'er or Xishuangbanna, so as to effectively protect people's lives and effectively protect the Asian elephants.

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亚洲象为何北迁？

Why did Asian elephants move north?

“象群处在无序游走状态，一直往北走，这样的行为不可思议。”云南大学生态与环境学院教授陈明勇解释道，这个季节正是森林中亚洲象食物青黄不接的时候，往北由于海拔不断上升，山林中的食物更为稀少，因此表现不同寻常。

"It's incredible that the elephants are in a disorderly state and keep going north." Chen Mingyong, a professor at the school of ecology and environment of Yunnan University, explained that this season is the time when Asian elephants in the forest lose their food. Due to the rising altitude to the north, the food in the mountain forests is more scarce, so the performance is unusual.

目前，象群向北迁徙原因尚未完全研究清楚。“但有一个可能是象群首领经验不足，出现迷路状况。”陈明勇说。

At present, the reason for the migration of elephants to the North has not been fully studied“ But there is a possibility that the elephant leader is inexperienced and lost his way. " Chen Mingyong said.

此外，为尽量避免人象冲突，当地政府从监测预警到围栏防护，再到保险理赔，采取了多种措施。

In addition, in order to avoid human elephant conflicts as much as possible, the local government has taken a variety of measures from monitoring and early warning to fence protection, and then to insurance claims.

一名亚洲象监测工作人员说，前些年，大象不敢出来吃农作物，因为当时人们会使用各种方式驱赶，对大象有震慑。 “近些年对亚洲象保护力度加大，大象知道人不会伤害它了，就慢慢地敢到农田来采食。”大象性格的变化，导致其活动范围扩大，或许也是“断鼻家族”象群长途迁徙的原因之一。

An Asian elephant monitoring staff member said that a few years ago, elephants did not dare to come out to eat crops, because at that time people would use various ways to drive them away, which was a deterrent to elephants“ In recent years, more efforts have been made to protect the Asian elephant. Knowing that people will not harm it, the elephant gradually dares to come to the farmland for food. " The change of elephant's character leads to the expansion of its range of activities, which may also be one of the reasons for the long-distance migration of "broken nose family".

对此，网友们说，

In response, netizens said,

@奚希儿: 好好处理啊，别伤着它们

@Xi Xi'er: take good care of them. Don't hurt them

@CHOITEMPOG: 希望大家也多多关注野生大象的生存情况。

@Choitempog: I hope you will pay more attention to the survival of wild elephants.

@LipingHuang_: 政府做得好好，一定要保护好大象呀！

@LipingHuang_: The government is doing a good job. We must protect the elephants!

此外，也有网友调侃道：“云南人骑大象石锤了。”

In addition, some netizens joked: "Yunnan people ride elephant stone hammers."