Wild elephants, who started to migrate northward from the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve on April 16, pass through woodland in Shiping, Southwest China’s Yunnan province, on May 20. Photo: VCG

Elephants pass through a dragon fruit ground of Shiping county on May 20. The herd includes nine adults, three sub-adults, and three cubs. Photo: VCG

Elephants wander in a woodland of Eshan county in Yuxi, Southwest China’s Yunnan province, on Friday. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

Traces left by the herd of elephants as they passed through Eshan county on Friday. The elephants have caused financial losses of nearly 6.8 million yuan. Photo: Liu Ping/The Paper, Chengdu Economic Daily

An officer uses a drone to track the wild elephants in Yuxi on Sunday. The government is conducting 24-hour tracking to prevent possible injuries caused by the animals. Photo: Zhen Xinqia/The Paper, The Beijing News

The Yuxi local government prepares heavy-duty trucks to bar the herd from entering the towns of Hongta district, which the elephants may pass by, on Sunday. Photo: VCG

The local government stopped the traffic near the Yuxi River in Hongta district on Monday to avoid causalities as the elephants wander in this area. Photo: VCG

Over 30 construction trucks stand by at the X302 county road of Hongta district on Tuesday for directing the elephants into the forest area. Photo: VCG