Elephant which strayed from Yunnan herd sent back to home reserve


This aerial photo shows a male elephant, which broke free from the herd on June 6, travelling alone. - Yunnan Provincial Forest Fire Brigade

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): A male Asian elephant that strayed from its wild herd a month ago was returned to Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in southwestern China's Yunnan province on Wednesday (July 7) afternoon.

It left Xishuangbanna last year with 16 other elephants and the herd headed north. Two of the elephants returned to the nature reserve early this year.

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