Conservation Efforts
The Pusat Latihan Gajah (Centre for Elephant Training) at Saree (PLG-Saree), was set up in 1994 within the Cut Nyak Dien Forest park, about 70 kilometers from Banda Aceh. The park has 6,300 hectares at the foot of Mount Seulawah under the protection of the provincial forestry and plantations office. As of May 2011, there were 48 elephants trained by 45 mahot (instructors). Each elephant has its own handler or instructor. Elephants are meek rather than aggressive except when they feel threatened. The trained elephants tend to have fewer conflicts with local communities (over such matters as trampling farm crops) than wild elephants.
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