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Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, southwest China - April 23, 2021 (CGTN)1. Various of elephants in woods2. Various of people walking in woods3. Various of plants grown for elephants4. Various of Yang talking to reporter on watch tower5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese, dubbed with English) Yang Zhongping, monitoring staffer (ending with shot 6):"The Asian elephant food base is about 80 hectares. About 15 hectares is for sugarcane and two to three hectares is for plantain. The rest is corn."6. Yang talking to reporter on watch tower7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese, dubbed with English) Yang Zhongping, monitoring staffer (starting with shot 6):"We need to protect wild Asian elephants. But villagers are scared when they are out working in the field."8. Various of Diao Faxing operating drone9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese, dubbed with English) Diao Faxing, monitoring staffer (ending with shot 10):"As for now, food has run out here. The elephants stay in the forest during the day. Then they sneak into villages to steal food from homes and plants around the house at night."10. Various of elephants11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese, dubbed with English) Diao Faxing, monitoring staffer:"They are very aggressive. We don't want conflict to occur."12. Various of elephants13. Various of Diao Faxing operating drone14. SOUNDBITE (Chinese, dubbed with English) Yang Zhongping, monitoring staffer:"I've been chased by elephants so many times. I'm used to it now, but sometimes I think I'm lucky to make it home at the end of the day. It's very risky."15. Aerial shot of elephantsStorylineA special "dining hall" or a food base of about 80 hectares has allowed wild Asian elephants to live in peaceful coexistence with local villages in Pu'er of southwest China's Yunnan Province.With their job, Diao and Yang both say they feel a strong tie with the elephants. They hope that in the days to come what they are doing can help humans and elephants live in peace. (Footage by CCTV+)