细数近日互联网上的“大势流量”，依然在云南漫游的15头北迁亚洲象要占一席之地。

周一晚间，仅#云南北迁象群睡觉休息画面#一个话题，就在微博上收获了近2000万的阅读。

随着旅程的行进，象群中的大象数量发生了变化——一头公象离开了队伍。

据云南省北迁亚洲象群安全防范工作省级指挥部消息，北迁象群于6月8日23时15分进入玉溪市易门县十街乡，省级专家组已转场易门现场指挥部。截至6月9日11时，象群在玉溪市易门县十街乡休息。离群独象目前位于昆明安宁市的林地内，距离象群直线距离12公里。目前，人象平安。

A herd of wild Asian elephants left the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province and started marching northward in mid-March.

After passing through several counties and occasionally wandering into villages and towns, they entered Shijie Township in Yuxi City’s Yimen County on Tuesday night.

One male elephant lagging behind is presently in Anning City, 12 kilometers away from the herd.

中国野象的迁徙已经成为国际关注的焦点，包括朝日电视台、英国广播公司和纽约时报在内的多国媒体都报道了这些巨兽的旅程，并试图分析迁徙背后的可能原因。

美联社更是发文称，红遍中国国内的野生象群已经成为了“国际明星”。

The migration of the wild elephants in China has already stepped into international spotlight. Media outlets including TV Asahi, the BBC and the New York Times reported the animals' ongoing journey, analyzing the possible reasons behind the migration.

同时，美联社在文章中肯定了中国为保护野生亚洲象做出的努力。

"Elephants are given the top level of protection in China, allowing their numbers to steadily increase even as their natural habitat shrinks, and requiring farmers and others to exercise maximum restraint when encountering them. "

而象群围在一起休憩的画面，也同样“萌化”了大量海外网友。

“看大象睡觉已经成为了我新的最爱。”

“好梦…”

“一些动物围聚并拥抱着彼此睡觉的方式，是一幅美丽的景象。”

“我的心都化了。它们是如此美丽、壮观、有爱、温柔。让我想起自己也曾经坐在妈妈脚边，把头枕在她膝上。”

“如此祥和的画面，这就是这颗星球的和谐之处。”

“这说明中国的环保工作取得了良好的成果。”

让这群大象离开它们原来的栖息地并向北迁徙的原因仍不确定。

有专家认为，可能是该地区的环保进程为亚洲象提供了良好的生存环境，使种群数量增加。

亚洲象是中国国家一级保护动物，被国际自然保护联盟濒危物种红色名录列为濒危物种。近年来，中国野生亚洲象的数量一直在上升。

What has made these endangered animals leave their habitat and march north remains uncertain. According to some experts, the reason is probably that the environmental protection process in the area has provided a good habitat for the Asian elephants, which enables them to breed more. The march might be a dispersion of the population, with conditions allowing the group of elephants to leave and look for new habitats.

Asian elephants are under first-class state protection in China and are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. The population of wild Asian elephants has been increasing in China, from 180 in 1980s to about 300 now.