云南亚洲象种群数量增长至300多头，分布范围扩大至多个州市县市区。云南省林草局提供的数据显示，云南省野生亚洲象种群数量增长至300多头，分布区快速向北扩大到3个州市、11个县市区、61个乡镇。今年繁育期又迎来象宝宝出生高峰，数量还在不断扩大。西双版纳国家级自然保护区科学研究所亚洲象监测中心主任谭栩吉表示，以往在野外数大象，是通过大量的地面监测人员和护象队，通过野外对亚洲象的取食痕迹或活动痕迹进行跟踪。但这种方法存在盲区，难以准确监测大象数量。现在，通过热成像无人机和地面上的红外相机，可以更准确地监测亚洲象的活动。普洱市林草局高级工程师杨勇介绍，全市现有100多名亚洲象监测员，发现亚洲象活动轨迹后，他们会第一时间将情况以短信、微信和村寨广播的方式告知村民，以避免人象冲突。总台央视记者蒋树林表示，云南亚洲象监控预警中心的大屏上可以看到亚洲象出没的热力图，无人机和全自动红外相机帮助我们在野外数大象和守护大象。此外，平台建设以来，在系统布设范围内未发生过人象冲突事件。谭栩吉展示了平台拍摄的一个珍贵视频片段，表明亚洲象保护的空间和潜力还很广阔。
英语如下：
News Title: “How 300 Asian Elephants in Yunnan Safely Interact”
Keywords: Elephant Increase, Monitoring, Conflicts
News Content: The population of Asian elephants in Yunnan has grown to over 300, with their range expanding to multiple prefectures, cities, and counties. Data provided by the Yunnan Forestry and Grassland Bureau shows that the wild Asian elephant population in Yunnan has grown to over 300, with their habitat rapidly expanding northward to three prefectures, 11 counties, and 61 townships. The breeding season this year has seen a peak in births, with the number of elephants continuing to increase. Zhuan Xueji, the director of the Asian Elephant Monitoring Center at the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve Scientific Research Institute, stated that in the past, counting elephants in the wild was done through a large number of ground monitoring personnel and anti-poaching teams, tracking Asian elephants’ feeding or activity traces in the wild. However, this method has blind spots and is difficult to accurately monitor the number of elephants. Now, through thermal imaging drones and infrared cameras on the ground, the activities of Asian elephants can be monitored more accurately. Yang Yong, a senior engineer at the Yunnan Forestry and Grassland Bureau, introduced that there are currently over 100 Asian elephant monitoring staff in the city, who, after discovering the tracks of Asian elephants, will immediately inform the villagers of the situation via text messages, WeChat, and village broadcasts to avoid conflicts with humans. CCTV reporter Jiang Shulin stated that on the large screen of the Yunnan Asian Elephant Monitoring and Early Warning Center, the heat map of where Asian elephants are present can be seen, with drones and fully automatic infrared cameras helping to count and protect the elephants in the wild. Moreover, since the platform was established, there have been no incidents of human-elephant conflicts within the system’s deployment area. Zhuan Xueji showed a precious video clip taken by the platform, indicating that there is still a lot of room and potential for Asian elephant conservation.
【来源】http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2024/08-11/10267282.shtml
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