Elephant park to come up near Eroor
“The abandoned Aanaparambu owned by the Cochin Devaswom Board will soon attain the status of a well-designed elephant park.” - Newindpress.com
Rousing reception given to tusker
“The 40-year-old Malayalappuzha Rajan, the tusker of Malayalappuzha Devi temple, who bagged the Gajarajapattam sponsored by the elephant lovers and the temple advisory committee of Thripunithura Pallipparambukavu Devi temple under the Cochin Devaswom Board, was given a rousing reception on its arrival at Kumbazha Junction enroute to Malayalappuzha at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.” - Newindpress.com
A temple elephant, long in the tooth
“Narayanan has a problem. The 40-year-old elephant, owned by the Cochin Devaswom Board, has over-grown tusks. These impede its free movement and make it difficult for it to move its trunk. And, the growth is continuing, with the two tusks tending to converge. The Board wanted to trim them, but it needed mandatory clearance from the State Forest Department for such a procedure, and the Department was not easily convinced.” - The Hindu
