Palin Kanthaya elephant camp receives 655 times of food buffets online amid pandemic

Elephant lovers across the country are feeding the elephants in Palin Kanthaya elephant camp online during the pandemic period, according to the officials from the elephant camp.
The Palin Kanthaya elephant camp is located near the west Palin village beside the Myingyan-Pakokku Road in NyaungU Township, Mandalay Region.
“The camp was opened by the Myanma Timber Enterprise of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation. The camp was temporarily shut down on 25 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. During the pandemic period, elephant lovers from across the country are buying elephant food buffets online and feeding the elephants. The number of people feeding the elephant buffet increased to 655 times. Some booked online to feed the elephant,” officials added.
There are a total of 22 elephant camps in states and regions. The elephant feeding can be done by contacting the elephant camps’ pages. The buffet includes sugarcane, grass, banana, pumpkin, watermelon, cucumber, mango, coconut and corn and seasonal crops. It costs K30,000 to K50,000 per meal, and K100,000 can be donated for six elephants a day.
Those who would like to donate can contact the assistant manager via phone number: 09 793820532. The elephant camps set up for the development of urban-based tourism are in short supply. Elephants in forest and mountain camps are not difficult to find feedstuffs and water, an official clarified. — Dipar Linn/KZL