ELEPHANT CARE CENTRE

BBP has a specialised centre for housing and managing Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) called Elephant Care Centre (ECC) spread across an area of more than 60 hectares. Sufficient water source is available in the natural pond Seegekatte, in the ECC for the elephants to drink and have a swim, along with tree cover retained from the natural habitat of the national park, to provide sufficient shade while they free range within the care centre area during the day. They lead a semi-free ranging lifestyle, where they are provided nutritious food and cared for by their mahouts and veterinary team in the care centre. Our Elephants are allowed to free range from evening until next day morning, in the adjoining Bannerghatta National Park. They are retrieved in the morning by their mahouts, who are from the Jenu Kuruba tribal community and enrich the management practice at BBP with the traditional knowledge that they have gained over centauries by their forefathers. Additionally, a 0.65 Ha emergency Corral is constructed with in the care centre to contain and separate elephants for medical procedures and also as a musth corral, where the bull elephant can free range within the enclosed area.