The central province of Nghe An has taken measures to protect wild elephants and ensure safety for local people and their properties that are threatened by the big animals.

According to local rangers, two herds of wild elephants with around nine heads in the province in recent years have attacked residential areas and destroyed crops in Anh Son, Thanh Chuong, Con Cuong, Tuong Duong and Que Phong districts.

The provincial rangers are entrusted to coordinate with management boards of the Pu Mat National Park and the Pu Huong Nature Reserve to work out schemes to preserve the elephant herds, relocate households from dangerous areas, and raise public awareness of the need to protect the elephants.

The rangers have also guided local people in using such traditional methods as fire lighting and drumming to drive away the animals when being attacked. (VNA)