The northward migration of Asian elephants tells people that we should pay attention to environmental issues, protect the natural environment, and pay attention to the relationship between humans and nature.
As early as June, the northward migration of Asian elephants attracted widespread attention. Why do Asian elephants move north? This issue is worth pondering, but it is undeniable that the northward migration of Asian elephants is inseparable from human activities.
This group of Asian elephants originally lived in Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve, starting from Xishuangbanna, traveling all the way north, and experts estimate that they will continue to migrate north. What is the reason for this? What about the phenomenon? I think there are two reasons why Asian elephants are moving north.
First, the carrying capacity of the Asian elephant’s habitat has decreased, and food cannot sustain its survival. According to relevant expert research, the decline in habitat carrying capacity may be the primary reason for Asian elephants migrating northward. Because the number of Asian elephants is rare, people have protected them and established corresponding nature reserves. However, it is precisely because of this protection that the forest has become a semi-enclosed state. The food that Asian elephants can eat has been reduced, and even Many elephant herds cross outside nature reserves in search of food. Therefore, the Asian elephant's migration to the north may be just to find places with sufficient food to sustain its survival.
Second, find new habitats suitable for survival. Nature reserves in the traditional sense are no longer the most suitable place for Asian elephants to survive. The Asian elephant is one of my country's key wild protected animals. Its reproduction is almost unlimited in time and place. When the number of Asian elephants in a place reaches a certain level, they may choose to migrate and choose another one that is larger and more suitable for survival. 's habitat. In fact, there is another possibility that Asian elephants choose to migrate north, which may also be related to the local air quality.
So as humans, while protecting these wild animals, we must also protect the environment in which we and animals live together.