Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre

The elephant sanctuary was established in 1989 within the krau wildlife reserve and is managed by the malaysian department of wildlife and national parks.

Kuala gandah elephant conservation centre. The department of wildlife and national parks perhilitan of peninsular malaysia has the following objective. Implemented and managed by the malaysian wildlife society. Using the trained elephants from thailand and myammar the team will set to capture the elephants using tranquilizers and transport them to the centre using trucks. The conservation efforts by the center and the malaysian government to improve life for malaysia s declining elephant population need local and tourist support more than our criticism.

The kuala gandah elephant sanctuary or national elephant conservation centre to give it its official title is dedicated to the protection of wild elephants. Committed to the conservation of wildlife and its habitat for future generations. Lanchang is a small village where you can find an elephant sanctuary named kuala gandah elephant conservation centre or the elephant orphanage sanctuary. Signage welcoming you to kuala gandah.

Established in 1989 within the krau wildlife reserve the malaysian wildlife society managed sanctuary takes in elephants orphaned by poaching or logging and raises them until they can be reintroduced to the wild. Watched a movie before going out to view the elephants. The kuala gandah elephant conservation centre was established in 1989. The centre is situated on the edge of krau wildlife reserve and is the headquarters for the malaysian elephant translocation team.

We were able to feed the elephants and watch them getting a bath in the river. Kuala gandah elephant sanctuary. It does this by relocating wild elephants from areas where their natural habitat is under threat from human encroachment and releasing them in protected jungle reserves where they are able to roam more freely. National elephant conservation centre kuala gandah.

The name kuala gandah is taken from the nearby small stream running near the electric compound enclosure which houses the elephants during the day from 830am to 2pm before they are transferred to the roofed holding area. How to get to national elephant conservation centre kuala gandah lanchang pahang. Also called selamat datang. The journey to kuala gandah lanchang pahang from kuala lumpur by own transportation takes about 2 hours through east coast expressway lebuh raya pantai timur end up at lanchang junction.

Not only are elephants just plain awesome the kuala gandah elephant sanctuary cum national elephant conservation centre in pahang malaysia is the first and main elephant sanctuary in malaysia. Spearheading wildlife conservation for the well being of malaysians. Reached the kuala gandah national elephant conservation center around noon. Part of our tour from kuala lumpur.