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Guruvayur Keshavan was captured from Nilambur forest and taken to the famous Nilambur Royal family as their 12th elephant. According to Guruvayur lore, Valiya Raja of Nilambur once prayed to the Lord to save his family and property from the enemies' attack. He promised to offer one of his many elephants if his wish was fulfilled.
The Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is a subspecies of the Asian elephant, native to Sri Lanka.It has been listed as an endangered species since 1986. This subspecies is smaller than the African elephant, but typically larger than the Asian elephant: it can grow to 2 to 3.5 meters in height and 4 to 6 metres in length.
News of the attack soon reached Colombo and within hours of the start of the attack the three service commanders - Lieutenant General Rohan Daluwatte (army), Rear Admiral Mohan Samarasekera (navy) and Air Marshall Oliver Ranasinghe (air force) - were flown to the Elephant Pass military base to oversee the rescue effort. [19]
The Nilambur Elephant Reserve was created by the government of Kerala on 2 April 2002 as part of the 'Project Elephant' scheme. [5] [6] It spreads across the districts of Palakkad, Malappuram and Kozhikode [5] and is part of the South Nilgiri Elephant Range - 8. [7]
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The department has recorded at least 227 deaths from elephant attacks over the last 12 years, with 39 fatalities in 2024 alone. World Animal Protection estimates that around 2,800 elephants in ...
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