Asian elephants benefit from efforts

Number living in the wild in Yunnan has more than doubled in 30 years

The number of wild Asian elephants in Yunnan province has more than doubled over the past 30 years thanks to conservation efforts, according to the Yunnan Forestry and Grassland Bureau.

Ahead of Monday's World Elephant Day, officials said there are now over 300 wild Asian elephants in the province, and their habitat is continuing to expand, with much of the population concentrated in Yunnan's Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture.

Bao Mingwei, who has worked as an "elephant doctor" for more than two decades, said he has witnessed the population growth firsthand.