Concerned about the northward movement of Asian elephants in Yunnan: What are the "tactics" for elephants to cross the bridge?

Where is the "elephant" goingWhat are their "tactics" when the elephant crosses the bridge?

Where is the "elephant" goingWhat are their "tactics" when the elephant crosses the bridge? Where is the "elephant" goingWhat are their "tactics" when the elephant crosses the bridge?

On the evening of August 8th, the reporter learned from the provincial headquarters of Asian elephant safety precautions for the northward movement of Yunnan Province.
At 20:08 on the 8th, the 14 elephants of the Asian elephant group that moved northward from Yunnan have crossed the Yuanjiang River, and the next destination is Mojiang River.
Mojiang County is located in Pu'er City.
Reaching Mojiang means returning to the elephant habitat
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When monitoring the elephant facing the bridge and the railway in July, he was very cautious

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This is the Kun-Mu Expressway on July 6.
The expressway that was supposed to have a constant flow of traffic can't even see vehicles passing by, and only one or two vehicles performing tasks pass by
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It turned out that through the icons and information sent back by the two monitoring teams, the front command learned that the elephant group was going downhill to search for food.

It was worried that the roar of too many vehicles would disturb the elephant group, so it took a temporary road closure to give the elephant a The group passed smoothly to create conditions

Chen Mingyong, a member of the front expert group and a professor at Yunnan University: At the beginning, when we were monitoring the Sixiao Expressway, (the elephant group) did the same (dare not to walk under the bridge)
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Chen Mingyong, member of the front expert group and professor of Yunnan University:

However, the elephant did not receive this favor
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Even though the expressway has been closed and the bridge is quiet, they still go around the mountain ridge, pass the ridge, and make a big circle.

They would rather walk the mountain road for more than two hours and take a long way to forage for food instead of passing under the bridge.

Chen Mingyong, a member of the front panel of experts and a professor at Yunnan University: It will pass after they confirm that it is safe.
This is normal.
It needs to be fully judged, because sometimes (the elephant group) a mistake in judgment may lead to the destruction of a family, so be cautious.
One thing is always good
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Chen Mingyong, member of the front expert group and professor of Yunnan University:

On the afternoon of July 7, the elephants continued to move around the Kun-Mo Expressway.
The difference was that compared with the previous day, they were closer to the road this time, only four to five hundred meters
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The monitoring team and experts continued to wait here.

The bridge deck once again adopted temporary control and road closure, and everyone quietly expected them to pass smoothly

Chen Mingyong, a member of the front panel of experts and a professor at Yunnan University: (Elephant) It is very smart
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From an evolutionary perspective, those (species) that are bold and rash are very dangerous

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Chen Mingyong, member of the front expert group and professor of Yunnan University:

This is the scene on the night of July 7
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The infrared monitoring screen showed that at 10 o'clock that evening, the elephant group began to slowly pass under the bridge, but it was not smooth sailing.

Among them, two elephants were still walking and stopping, cautiously, and dragged their legs

(CCTV reporter Song Jianchun, Jiang Shulin, Li Hui, Zhu Shu, Liu Cheng, Hao Yijie, Yunnan TV)