BEIJING - A herd of migrating wild elephants was caught napping in China’s Xiyang township after causing a stir when local authorities attempted to divert them away from Kunming, a major city with nearly 7 million residents.
Authorities have blocked traffic on roads while the elephants crossed, set up barriers and used food as bait to try to lure them away from Kunming and other populated areas.
As of Monday, the herd has remained on the outskirts of Kunming. Major global media are chronicling the herd's more than yearlong, 300-mile trek from their home in a wildlife reserve in the mountainous southwest Yunnan province.