Chinas migrating elephant herd travels southwards

　　 Chinasherdof14wanderingwildAsianelephantshastraveledsouthwards,re-enteringEshanCounty,insouthwestChinasYunnanProvince,,wheretelecommunicationsignalispoor,whichhasaddedtothedifficultyofmonitoringtheherd,accordingtotheheadquartersinchargeofmonitoringtheelephants,whichstrayed17daysago,isnow30kmawayinJinningDistrictinKunming,konplanstoguidetheelephants,atotalof210peopleweremobilizedforthework,and4,ernYunnansXishuangbannaDaiAutonomousPrefecture,,authoritieshavesentpolicetoescorttheherd,evacuatedroadstofacilitatetheirpassage,,thewildelephantpopulationintheprovincegrewtoabout300,upfrom193inthe1980s.。