A Living Legacy for Humankind
As part of our commitment to the future preservation of Asian Elephants, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® has established the Center For Elephant Conservation (CEC) to create a superior environment for Asian elephant conservation, breeding, scientific study, and retirement.

Our many years of successfully working and living with these animals have provided a unique foundation of practical and scientific knowledge. The CEC enables us to enhance the species' ability to thrive in today's world and into the future. While not open to the public, the CEC does coordinate visits by researchers, academicians, and conservationists in order to share our knowledge with the rest of the scientific community.

Listed as endangered since 1976, the Asian elephant is threatened by severe habitat encroachment. The species' sustained ability to reproduce in nature has been called into question as well, due to poaching of male elephants for their ivory tusks. The elephants that reside at the Ringling Bros.and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, together with the elephants traveling with the two touring units of The Greatest Show On Earth®, constitute the largest gene pool of Asian elephants outside Southeast Asia.

Truly, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation is a legacy for humankind, built for generations to come.