REDELONG - Gayo Rime Door Pasha SSTP, mentioned in the region of Pintu Rime Gayo Subdistrict, Bener Meriah Regency, is planned to be made a kind of conservation area park, to protect elephants and become natural tourist sites.
"There were some reje (Keuchik) from the Pintu Rime Gayo subdistrict, a month ago going to Thailand precisely at Elephant Nature Park Chiang Mai facilitated by WWF, the visit to see how to handle elephants, so as to avoid conflict with humans," said Iwan Pasha Wednesday (10/1).
As a result of the visit, said Iwan, owner of Elephant Nature Park (ENF) Chiang Mai, Lek, replied to the visit to Gayo Race Doors on Tuesday (9/1/2017) to provide an understanding of how to find solutions for the country's protected animals, can co-exist, by making the area as a conservation site to attract tourists to see elephants.
"He told ENF Chiang Mai, has saved elephants in some countries like Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Initially in the region is often a conflict between the elephant with humans. However, it succeeded in making changes to be a conservation area. It is also we expect the future in Gayo Rime Door is also done, through cooperation with them, "he concluded.
Furthermore, he explained, the founder of Elephant Nature Park Chiang Mai, Lek, while in Bener Meriah district had time to do the planting of 2 hectare of elephant that is in Berawan Beye, Kampung Arul Gading. Where the area is claimed as the location of elephants are often located, before entering the settlement of the residents Gayo Rime Door. "The purpose of planting the feed, so that elephants do not enter the location of residential areas," he explained.
Mentioned, to lead to the elephant natural park, the ENF recommends that the elephant trajectory planted with food such as bananas, for the ENF for the initial step of providing assistance of 2000 US dollars to the community, as a serious step to deal with the elephant problem by planting elephant feed along the elephant trajectory.
"We hope this is a first step, so that conflict with elephants can be overcome. In addition, if the ENF Chiang Mai willing to cooperate, would be a promising tourist attraction for the community, because it will attract tourists, to see elephants closely, "he concluded. (c51)
source Media Serambi Indonesia
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I want to ride on that elephant.