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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.
Gajarajan Guruvayur Keshavan (c.1912—2 December 1976) [1] [2] is perhaps the most famous and celebrated temple elephant in Kerala, India.He was donated to the Guruvayur temple by the royal family of Nilambur on 4 January 1922.
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]
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]
Pambady Rajan is a celebrity elephant in Kerala. [6] As elephants are chosen to carry images of deities at temple festivals based on their stature and bearing, he was one of four elephants featured in life-size advertisements on the highway for a temple in Maradu. [7] In 2012, he was measured to be 308 cm (121 in). [8] [9] [10]
Karnan was one of the celebrity elephants in Kerala with a large fan following. [6] Mangalamkunnu Ganapathy (now deceased), Mangalamkunnu Karnan, and Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan are the most famous elephants in the tharavadu. [7] In 1989, Karnan was repatriated from Chapra in Bihar by the Manissery Haridas group.
Thrikkadavoor Sivaraju (c. 1973) is an elephant from southern Kerala owned by Travancore Devaswom. [1] At a height of 320 cm, Sivaraju is one of the tallest living elephants in Asia.
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]