Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center

Gangala-na-Bodio (French: Centre de domestication des éléphants de 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] Pierre Offerman was instrumental in setting up the station.^[6]

The biggest elephant living in the Elephants' Domestication Center of Gangala na Bodio - 1958, Touring Club Italiano

Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center Centre de domestication des éléphants de Gangala-na-Bodio
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
1955 stereoscopic image of the camp
Location	northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nearest city	Dungu
Coordinates	3.67998°N 29.13488°E / 3.67998; 29.13488
Area	9,829.32 km2 (3,795.12 sq mi)
Established	1974 (1974)