Beginning in March 2020, a herd of northward migrating elephants known as the "Broken Nose Family" set out from Xishuangbanna and headed north. In the past month, the elephant herd passed through several counties and cities one after another. Everyone was wondering whether they would appear in the urban area of ??Kunming, but the elephants suddenly turned southwest and stopped leaving. They stayed in Shijie Township, Yimen County, Yuxi City for nearly a week. This news attracted widespread attention from netizens and also aroused intense anger among netizens. So can Shijie Township become the new home of elephants?

I think it is difficult for Shijie Township to become a new home for elephants, mainly for the following reasons.

1. There is too little natural food

There are several necessary conditions for the survival of wild elephants, among which food is the most important condition. Natural food is very scarce in the forests where wild elephants currently live. There are basically no plants for wild elephants to eat in the forests. Many netizens definitely disagree with my statement. They believe that wild elephants can eat crops grown by farmers, such as corn, sugar cane, plantains, etc., which are foods that wild elephants like. But what many netizens don’t know is that although they like these foods, these are not natural foods that wild elephants should eat. If elephants eat these crops for a long time, they will cause obesity and seriously affect their health. Only natural foods can guarantee this. Balanced nutrition for elephants!

2. The terrain conditions are not suitable for elephants

Although Shijie Township has a suitable climate and sufficient water resources, which can meet some of the needs of elephants, the terrain of Shijie Township is not suitable for elephant protection. There is still a big difference between districts. In Shijie Township, there are farmers' farmland everywhere, and the range of elephants' activities is greatly restricted, which to a certain extent will also aggravate the conflict between humans and elephants. Although elephants look cute, they are really huge and can be very destructive. In addition, elephants are very vengeful. If they have been hurt by someone, they will be hostile to people no matter where they migrate in the future!

I believe that the elephants are only temporarily renovating in Shijie Township, and eventually they will continue to migrate until they find a habitat suitable for their survival!