Rescued elephant adapts well after return to nature in Yunnan

The successful reintroduction of Asian elephant A'Bao into the wild in Southwest China's Yunnan province marks a milestone in China's elephant reintroduction experiment.

In 2018, then 12-year-old A'Bao was rescued when lingering in the crowded downtown area of Pu'er city of Yunnan, away from herd.

A pilot project of returning A'Bao into the wild started in July 2022 after years of behavior and re-wilding training at Xishuangbanna Asian Elephant Rescuing and Breeding Center in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan.