Myanmar's Yangon regional government on Sunday honoured conservationists for their work in wild elephant conservation which resulted in no killing of wild elephants during 2018, according to the regional government.

The certificates of honour were presented by Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein to the awarded conservationists.

According to statistics, during the eight-year period from 2010 to 2018, a total of 227 elephants died across the country, of which 124 were killed by poachers.