As the development progressed, the natural habitat for the animals had reduced, thus causing a natural conflicts between the animals and human. The animals such as elephants will have to search for food in an area with human settlements. We can see reports that some of the crops were destroyed by these elephants. To answer to this problem, the Department of Wildlife and National Parks established a conservation center in Pahang. Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Center was opened in 1989. The center had been the base for the Elephant Relocation Team, which began the elephant trans location program in 1974.The centre also takes in orphaned and abandoned elephants and due to this the center is also know as The Elephant Orphanage Sanctuary.
The Gandah Elephant Sanctuary has a bigger agenda. Beside being a base for the elephants relocation team and become a home for a number of resident elephants, Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary also actively promoting public awareness about the plight of Malaysia's elephants. It is intended to gain support from the public on the research project and re allocation program.
The center is going on a big way to bring about public awareness on the importance of such project. It is embarking to educate the public about the importance of habitat and environmental preservation. Visitors are invited to view a video on elephant translocation and special programme can be arranged for school groups.
Tourist Destination
The sanctuary is open to public between 2pm to4.40pm every day. There is no entrance fee, however visitors usually make generous donation for the benefits of the elephants in the sanctuary. You will find an information center at the entrance to the sanctuary, where pamphlets and other information boards provided for the benefits of the visitors.
Acivities: Visitors can participate in daily activities. You can help to prepare the lunch. one basket each, complete with desserts. The baby elephants can be very playful and they are used to having human around.
You can take a ride on the back, and follow them into the stream. Elephant, being an elephant, will just roll himself into the water with you on the back
There is also an Orang Asli settlement next door that you can visit and the Deerland Park just five minutes drive away.
Getting there
The Gandah elephant sanctuary is about 2 hour drive from Kuala Lumpur. Follow the East-West highway and exist the highway towards Karak. This is the old Kuala Lumpur Temerloh road. Follow the road towards Lanchang, and before the town of Lanchang take the left turn into the road just before the BP gas station. The follow the road sign to the Elephant Sanctuary. You will pass by an Orang Asli settlement before you reach the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary.
The map taken from google is given below:
The Gandah Elephant Sanctuary has a bigger agenda. Beside being a base for the elephants relocation team and become a home for a number of resident elephants, Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary also actively promoting public awareness about the plight of Malaysia's elephants. It is intended to gain support from the public on the research project and re allocation program.
The center is going on a big way to bring about public awareness on the importance of such project. It is embarking to educate the public about the importance of habitat and environmental preservation. Visitors are invited to view a video on elephant translocation and special programme can be arranged for school groups.
Tourist Destination
The sanctuary is open to public between 2pm to4.40pm every day. There is no entrance fee, however visitors usually make generous donation for the benefits of the elephants in the sanctuary. You will find an information center at the entrance to the sanctuary, where pamphlets and other information boards provided for the benefits of the visitors.
Acivities: Visitors can participate in daily activities. You can help to prepare the lunch. one basket each, complete with desserts. The baby elephants can be very playful and they are used to having human around.
You can take a ride on the back, and follow them into the stream. Elephant, being an elephant, will just roll himself into the water with you on the back
There is also an Orang Asli settlement next door that you can visit and the Deerland Park just five minutes drive away.
Getting there
The Gandah elephant sanctuary is about 2 hour drive from Kuala Lumpur. Follow the East-West highway and exist the highway towards Karak. This is the old Kuala Lumpur Temerloh road. Follow the road towards Lanchang, and before the town of Lanchang take the left turn into the road just before the BP gas station. The follow the road sign to the Elephant Sanctuary. You will pass by an Orang Asli settlement before you reach the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary.
The map taken from google is given below:
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