– A herd of three to five wild elephants has re-appeared in several communes in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s Chu Prong district in recent days. According to Ro Ma Nghia, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ia Ga commune, these elephants were spotted in the area of My Stream and Chu Gay mountain on Friday.
They damaged a farming hut and some banana trees planted by locals in the bordering area of Ia Ga and Ia Lau communes. The elephants moved to another commune on Saturday morning.
Nguyen Tuan Anh, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ia Mo commune, said that elephants have appeared in border communes for many days. They usually travel at night.
Their footprints of up to 30-40cm wide are imprinted on the soil.
Local people have been advised to limit traveling and not stay overnight in the fields to avoid being attacked by wild elephants.
They were asked to immediately report the elephants activities to the administration for appropriate handling measures.
The hunting of the elephants was also prohibited.
Source: VOV5