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Abhayaranyam is an animal shelter–mini zoo, which functions under the eco-tourism project of Kerala government. [1] Located near to Kaprikad village in Kunnathunad taluk of Ernakulam district, the shelter was opened in 2011, with an aim to rehabilitate the animals in the Kodanad elephant training center, located two kilometers away. [2]
In 2006, the forest department of Kerala decided to set up an elephant sanctuary in Kottur. The forest department's project was to construct is an elephant park. It was converted into an elephant rehabilitation center in 2007 in the high level water areas of Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary. At that time, the forest department had the objectives like ...
Nilambur Elephant Reserve is a wildlife reserve in Kerala, India. It has a total area of 1419 (sq. km 2 ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and was created in 2002 as part of Project Elephant . The reserve is one of four in Kerala; the state having an elephant population of 5706 in 2018.
Konni Elephant Cage details board on display. The elephant capturing at Konni traces back to 1810 AD. The major elephant capturing locations include Mundom Moozhy, Mannarappara and Thura. The elephant training cage which is present now was built in 1942. The wood of "Kambakam" (Hopea ponga) was used for this. The present training cage has the ...
Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (PNP) is a protected area located in the districts of Idukki and Pathanamthitta in Kerala, India. It is a renowned elephant and tiger reserve. The protected area encompasses 925 km 2 (357 sq mi), of which 350.54 km 2 (135.34 sq mi) [1] of the main zone was declared as the Periyar National Park in 1982.
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Wayanad, Kerala, India with an extent of 344.44 km 2 (132.99 sq mi) and four hill ranges namely Sulthan Bathery, Muthanga, Kurichiat and Tholpetty. A variety of large wild animals such as gaur, Indian elephant, deer and Bengal tiger are found there. There are also quite a few unusual birds ...
Human-elephant conflict (HEC) [1] [2] is a major threat to both species in some rural forest areas of Kerala, India. Every year, about 50 elephants and 50 people are killed. Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department estimates that there are 6,000 elephants in the state. [3]
Project Elephant is a wildlife conservation movement initiated in India to protect the endangered Indian elephant.The project was initiated in 1992 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of the Government of India to provide financial and technical support to the states for wildlife management of free-ranging elephant populations.