National park proposed for Yunnan's wild elephants

Roaming elephants rest near Xiangnan village, Yuxi city, Yunnan province, on June 13. - China Daily

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): In the past month, Ming Qingzhong, a university professor in Yunnan, has been closely monitoring 15 wild Asian elephants that have travelled 500km north from their habitat in the south of the province.

The animals have made headlines in China and overseas, with local authorities going to great lengths to monitor them and keep them away from residential areas.