TAIK KYI, Myanmar — In a rural village in southern Myanmar, rampaging elephants have forced villagers to move to the trees to avoid being trampled. The villagers of Taik Kyi, about 70 kilometres from the capital Yangon, built the tree houses when the elephants began to move into town over a decade ago. Related“The elephants run into the houses when they are looking for food. Aung San Suu Kyi’s government has already imposed a year-long logging ban this summer. At least 2,500 elephants work in the official logging industry and many more may work in the illegal logging industry.

Source: National Post September 26, 2016 16:18 UTC