Elephants get a new home
“Kerala’s old captive elephants can now retire and spend their twilight years in dignity at their new home outside the state capital here.” - Gulf Times
Guidelines to ensure wellbeing of elephants
“Elephant owners, mahouts and veterinarians are getting together to frame guidelines for the management of captive elephants in Kerala to ensure the animals are not overworked and ill-treated.
The Elephant Welfare Association of the state will hold a meeting on June 29 in Thrissur, about 300km from here, to draw up a set of rules for the owners and handlers of captive elephants.” - Gulf Times
Elephant Orphanage
“The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage was started in 1975 by the Department of Wildlife on a 25-acre coconut property on the Ma Oya river, with three baby elephants found abandoned in the forest, is today the home to nearly 73 elephants.” - Gulf Times
Local zoo gets new elephant
“Raj Kumar, a 20-year-old elephant, arrived in Thiruvananthapuram zoo from Mumbai traveling 2200 km by road in a 10-wheeled truck last week.
The 2.75-ton elephant travelled mostly during the night as the vets were not sure how it would react to scorching heat. ” - Gulf Times
Kenya resumes relocation of 250 elephants
“Kenya’s biggest elephant relocation resumed yesterday after it was suspended last year because of heavy rains.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) began the translocation of 250 elephants from a crowded coastal reserve to the country’s biggest nature park, Tsavo National Park, in the country’s ongoing attempt to reduce confrontations between elephants and humans.” - Gulf Times
Sounds of neighing horses used to scare away wild elephants
“Wildlife authorities in Assam will soon play recorded sounds of horses neighing to scare away hungry wild Asiatic elephants currently locked in deadly turf wars with humans.” - Gulf Times
