A drone photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows a herd of elephants in Dadugang Township of Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

　　This photo taken on May 27, 2026 shows elephants in Dadugang Township of Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

　　An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 9, 2021 shows a herd of elephants in Yuanjiang County of Yuxi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

　　China has established 11 nature reserves covering a total of 5,098 square kilometers across wild Asian elephant habitats. The country's wild Asian elephant population has risen from about 150 in the 1980s to nearly 400 today.

　　Peng Jinfu (1st L), an Asian elephant monitor, communicates with his colleagues in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)