Elephant Increase in China Reported
Associated Press
PEKING —
Elephants in the tropical forests of southwest China’s Yunnan province are increasing at a rate of 3% to 5% a year, the official New China News Agency reported.
At least 230 wild elephants can be found in Xishuangbanna and Hangunhe nature reserves, the report said last week. Their diet includes bananas and bamboo leaves.
Yunnan, which borders on Burma and Indochina, is the only part of China with elephants.
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