Elephants' trek in China unlikely linked to humans: experts

The wandering herd of wild Asian elephants makes its way through Jinning district of Kunming, Yunnan province, earlier this month. - China Daily

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): The trek of a herd of endangered wild Asian elephants in Yunnan province is unlikely to have been caused by human activities because their natural habitat is a heavily protected national nature reserve, according to experts.

And the so far safe handling of the event is mainly due to an effective monitoring and warning system, as well as joint efforts by authorities and local residents, they said.