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Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department estimates that there are 6,000 elephants in the state. [3] Official records show that 50 people die and 1,000 are injured in elephant attacks in Kerala every year. Kerala has the highest number of elephant attacks of any country in Asia. [4] According to the 1993 elephant census, Kerala had 4,286 wild ...
Elephant festivals in Kerala (9 P) Pages in category "Elephants in Kerala" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
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.
Kallana is a suspected species of dwarf elephants allegedly found in South India. [1] Kaani tribals dwelling in the rainforests of the Western Ghats (Kerala, India) claim that there are two distinct varieties of elephants in the Peppara forest range, one the common Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus), and the other a dwarf variety which they call kallana. [2]
The South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are home to nearly 44% of the elephants, 35% of the tigers and 31% of the leopards in India. [11] The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants, 18% of the tigers and 14% of the leopards in India.
The name was most likely derived from the Swahili word jumbe meaning "chief". Lallah Rookh, elephant with Dan Rice's circus. She died of a fever in 1860 after swimming across the Ohio River. Mademoiselle D'Jeck, performed in plays in Europe and the United States in the 19th century; Old Bet, early American circus elephant owned by Hachaliah Bailey.
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.
Paramekkavu Rajendran (c. 1943 — 15 October 2019) was an elephant from Kerala, who holds the record of participating in the most number of Thrissur Poorams for more than 50 years. [ 1 ] Unlike other elephants in those days which are brought to Kerala from other states, Rajendran belonged to the Nilambur forests and a typical Keralite as far ...