The Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary cum National Elephant Conservation Centre in Pahang, Malaysia is the first elephant sanctuary in Malaysia.
Admission to the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary is free but visitors have to register with simple information (name, I/C No., D.O.B. and address) at the registration counter at the main entrance. Visitors can also donate (optional) any amount to the sanctuary for the upkeep of the facility.
这里还有一个蛮受欢迎的活动, 那就是看大象在河里冲凉, 而且听说有机会的话还可以一起和大象冲凉啊~
The Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary (National Elephant Conservation Centre), located near Lanchang and established by the Department of Wildlife and National...
Feeding elephants was really fun. Just a reminder, only feed the elephants with the official food being sold in the centre which is just a few steps away from the feeding area. For the sugarcane its RM 3 per pack and for the peanuts, it’s RM4 per pack. Or you can feed them with fruits like papaya and watermelon. There are 6 elephants that you can feed in the feeding area.
Remaining forests and connecting habitat corridors became fragmented and unsustainable for free ranging elephant herds. Wild elephants inevitably encroached into cultivated areas and plantations, searching for food. The elephant liked what it found and soon developed a huge appetite for succulent young, oil palm shoots. Subsequent extensive crop damage resulted, pitting planters and their commercial interests against Malaysia’s largest mammal and its survival.