Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center

Gangala-na-Bodio was a colonial-era elephant-domestication station located in Gangala-na-Bodio, near Faradje[2] in present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3][4] The Belgian project at Kira Vunga, Api and Gangala was the first attempt to domesticate African elephants for work.[5]

Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Location	northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nearest city	Dungu
Coordinates	3.67998°N 29.13488°E
Area	9,829.32 km^2 (3,795.12 sq mi)
Established	1974

A stereoscopic image of the camp in 1955

Notes

1. "Gangala-na-Bodio". Protected Planet. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. Rorison 2008, p. 170.
3. Roth & Merz 1997, pp. 128-130.
4. Gordimer 2010, pp. 90-95.
5. Denis 1963, pp. 88-91.

References

• Denis, Armand (1963). On safari; the story of my life (1 ed.). New York: Dutton.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Fraser, Ronald (1954-08-08). "Savage Giants Of Jungle Taught To Do Work Of Man". Toledo Blade. Brussels, Belgium. p. 3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Gordimer, Nadine (2010). Telling times : writing and living, 1954-2008. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN 0393066282.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Roth, Harald H; Merz, Günter (1997). Wildlife resources : a global account of economic use. Berlin; New York: Springer. ISBN 3540613579.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Rorison, Sean (2008). Congo: Democratic Republic, Republic : the Bradt travel guide. Bradt travel guides : Globe Pequot. ISBN 1841622338.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)