Indonesia studies using elephants to alert earthquakes

Indonesia's Jingzhou Daily reported on April 13 that the Indonesian government's disaster management agency is cooperating with scientists to study how to use wild animals such as elephants as a warning tool. natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis .

Indonesian government officials said the researchers will conduct experiments near Padang, West Sumatra province, which will release elephants around the city and coastal areas, arranging enough staff to ensure told the elephants to not disturb the lives of the people.

Experts say many wild animals are very sensitive to natural disasters.

In 2004, before the tsunami in Indonesia, wild elephants simultaneously fled to high places. This proves that they are highly capable of warning disasters.