I thought you could only enjoy elephants when traveling to Thailand. Wrong! Malaysia has its own The Elephant Sanctuary at Sungai Ketiar tasik kenyir 1,047m above sea level,, by the scenic Tasik Kenyir-Gua Musang road, Since its opening, it has attracted some 35,000 tourists, including those from Japan, The Netherlands, Germany and France,Australia,hong kong,Russia and more.
The sanctuary was establish since 2007 and open the public 30 january 2008.
Road users, either those travelling to or from Gua Musang and Cameron Highlands, have made the sanctuary a must stop area to feast their eyes on the trained elephants or to just stretch out after a long journey.
The main attraction at the moment is a pair of elephants, the female named Suria and the bull named Chalil, who were trained at the Kuala Gandah Elephant Orphanage Sanctuary in Pahang, some years ago.
Suria was captured in Setiu, while Chalil was rescued in Gua Musang, Kelantan.
The mahouts or elephant trainers at the sanctuary said the pair of pachyderms understood commands in three languages, namely Burmese, Thai and Malay, and Suria will readily accept humans riding on its back.
At the moment only Suria, weighing 1.8 tonnes, can be approached and fed by the public, while Chalil, looking much smaller and weighing 1.3 tonnes, is trying to adapt to its new home.
The sanctuary covers a 15,000ha primary rainforest area from Sungai Ketiar to Aring near the Kelantan border.
Soon, the sanctuary will introduce other attractions including a more than 400m long canopy walk, lodging facilities and boating along Sungai Ketiar.
Wildlife and National Parks Department rangers said the sanctuary was ideally located in an area known for its high-density elephant population.
The state government has plans to develop several lay-bys along the scenic stretch fronting Tasik Kenyir to promote tourism . Another 150 wild jumbos will be added to the 15,000ha site over the next three years
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