In today's China, wild elephants remain only in the Xishuangbanna area of Yunnan Province. The herd that remains consists of only 200 or so animals. These elephants have dual nationality. "When they hear the sound of poachers 'guns, or when the smoke of people clearing the forest begins to rise, the wild elephants flee towards Laos.
今天全中國野象獨留於雲南西雙版納，屈指可數的兩百多頭象群還具有「雙重國籍」，「當偷獵者的槍聲一響、毀林開荒的黑煙一起，野象就逃往寮國，反之，則逃向中國。」