The existence of elephants in ancient China is attested both by archaeological evidence and by depictions in Chinese artwork. Long thought to belong to an extinct subspecies of the Asian elephant named Elephas maximus rubridens , they lived in Central and Southern China before the 14th century BC.

Aug 15, 2021 · For the past 17 months, a wandering herd of elephants in China has embarked on an adventure of mammoth proportions. Now, after straying hundreds of kilometres from their nature reserve, the...

Jun 8, 2021 · Already famous at home, China's wandering elephants are now becoming international stars. Major global media are chronicling their more than yearlong, 500-kilometer (300-mile) trek from their home in a wildlife reserve in mountainous southwest Yunnan province to the outskirts of the provincial capit

Aug 14, 2021 · XISHUANGBANNA, China — After plundering crops, raiding a retirement home and taking China’s internet by storm, a herd of wild Asian elephants that wandered hundreds of miles across southern China...

Jun 15, 2021 · The epic adventure of 15 wild Asian elephants continues in southwest China's Yunnan Province as the world watches in fascination. With all eyes on the bulky travelers' next move, this curious case has also brought a rare level of awareness to the endangered species and their homeland.

Jul 12, 2021 · One of China’s wandering elephants has finally made it home. The herd of wild Asian elephants shot to fame last month while embarking on an epic journey through southwestern China.

Jun 7, 2021 · A herd of 15 Asian elephants has been making its way North across China since March 2020, and nobody is quite sure why, reports Vivian Wang for the New York Times.

In March 2020, a group of 14 Asian elephants left their habitat in Pu'er City in the southeastern province of Yunnan, China. [1] [2] [3] The elephants were reported as far south as Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture. [4] After 17 months, they returned to their original sanctuary after a journey of 1300 km in early August 2021.

Jun 12, 2021 · China's roughly 300 wild elephants enjoyed the highest level of protected status, on a par with the country's unofficial mascot, the panda bear. However, extra precautions are being taken...

Aug 10, 2021 · An elephant herd that made a yearlong journey into urbanized southwest China, raiding farms and even a retirement home for food, appears finally to be headed home.