A good elephant habitat is not just measured in acres. It is measured in complexity.
Elephants are grazers, browsers, walkers, bathers, mudders, and explorers. They need a landscape that offers choices throughout the day: open areas and shaded woods, grasses and browse, dry ground and wet places, quiet resting spots, and room to move.
Our slice of Southwest Georgia and North Florida has some of the highest tree biodiversity in the United States. For elephants, that matters. A diverse habitat offers a wider variety of leaves, bark, branches, grasses, bamboo, river cane, willow, wild plum, fruiting trees, and other vegetation to explore, eat, smell, touch, and interact with throughout the year.
ERNA’s 850 acres include two lakes, ponds, streams, creeks, springs, open pastures, wooded areas, hardwood bottoms, and gently rolling terrain. Together, these features provide bounty and natural enrichment.
That is what makes land become habitat.
Video: Carol shares how ERNA’s habitat provides natural treats. Volume Up!
