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Arikomban (born c. 1986/1987) is a wild male Indian elephant from Kerala, India. [1] The elephant is known for his raids on local shops for rice and causing damage in Chinnakanal area of Munnar and is rumoured to have killed ten people and injured many. [2]
Operation Shikkar was an extensive enforcement and investigation initiative undertaken by the Kerala Forest Department between 2015 and 2017, aimed at dismantling a widespread network involved in illegal ivory smuggling and the poaching of elephants in India. This operation marked one of the most significant efforts against wildlife crime in ...
Thechikkottukavu Ramachandran (born c. 1964) is an Indian elephant owned by Thechikottukavu devasom, a temple in Kerala. [1] Commonly known as simply Raman, he is the tallest living captive elephant in Asia, standing at 314 cm (10 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). [2] They gave Ramachandran the title Ekachatradhipathi (transl. The Only Emperor). [3]
Recent deaths due to wild animal attacks have sparked massive protests in Kerala's Wayanad district.
There has not been any update on the elephant's condition as of Wednesday (October 11). A report for Sri Lanka's parliament showed that in 2016, almost 90 people were killed by elephants, while ...
The documentary exposes the ugly reality regarding elephant cruelty in Kerala and how the elephants are treated by their mahouts in an unfavourable way, with emphasis on the cultural festivals. [5] It further elaborates on the lives of prominent individual elephants including Thiruvambadi Lakshmi, Thechikottukavu Ramachandran , Ollukkara ...
Sad news for animal lovers around the world. Flavia, who earned the title of "saddest elephant in the world" by animal rights activists, died last week after living in Spain's Cordoba Zoo for 43 ...
Wild elephants in Munnar. Elephants found in Kerala, the Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus), are one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant.Since 1986, Asian elephants have been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be between 25,600 to 32,750 in the wild.