Deceased elephants at Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp in India


This database list 18 dead elephants

Nr Sex Species Name Id Status Arrival locationImport
1+ ♂ EM Kannan Local id: ? DCEK id: 660 55Born: unknown 1969 Dead:2024-01-27, age
2+ ♀ EM Gaiamuthassi Thara DCEK id: 695 63Born: unknown 1960 Dead:2023-11-28 (66 years after arrival), age 1957-05-09 Kamala Circus
3+ ♂ EM Guruvajur Madhavankutty 51Born: unknown 1970 Dead:2021-07-03, unknown preliminary findings indicate suppurative bronchopneumonia and age-related weakness
4+ ♂ EM Guruvayur Vailya Kesavan 51Born: wild Dead:2021-03-29 (21 years after arrival), disease abscess on its back. Tuberculosis?2000-05-09 Nakeri Mana Vasudevan Namboodiri
5+ ♂ EM Kuttisankaran Local id: 28 DCEK id: 558 CHIP:00065964FC Certificate nr:386 58Born: wild 1962 Dead:2020-07-26 (51 years after arrival), age 1969-00-00 Kuttisankaran Nair
6+ ♂ EM Gaja Ratnam Guruvayur Padmanabhan DCEK id: 678 58Born: wild Dead:2020-02-26 (45 years after arrival), unknown 1975-06-25 Guruvayur Devaswom (Kovilakam)
7+ ♂ EM Vineeth Krishnan DCEK id: 700 Born: wild ~1980 Dead:2018-05-25 (15 years after arrival), disease intestinal impaction2003-01-01
8+ ♂ EM Seshadri Local id: 16 DCEK id: 691 26Born: unknown 1992 Dead:2018-03-21, accident died after falling into a well
9+ ♂ EM Junior Achuthan DCEK id: 655 39Born: unknown 1978 Dead:2017-06-07, unknown collapsed and died
10+ ♂ EM Adithyan Local id: 2 DCEK id: 637 Born: wild ~1995 Dead:2017, unknown overworked
11+ ♂ EM Ramankutty DCEK id: 685 58Born: unknown 1958 Dead:2016-09-15, unknown Raman Namboodiri (Puthillathu Mana)
12+ ♂ EM Kesavankutty (Keshavankutty) 43Born: unknown 1973 Dead:2016-03-31, disease intestinal rupture
13+ ♂ EM Arjun Local id: 5 DCEK id: 640 20Born: unknown 1992 Dead:2012-07-20 (14 years after arrival), disease toxaemia1998-00-00
14+ ♂ EM Ramachandran DCEK id: 684 61Born: unknown 1949 Dead:2010-02-22, age
15+ ♂ EM Nandilath Gopalakrishnan DCEK id: XX 28Born: unknown 1978 Dead:2006-01-07, disease impaction of the colon Erandakettu and pneumonia
16+ ♂ EM Kuttinarayanan (Asiad Appu) 23Born: unknown 1982 Dead:2005-05-14, disease fever from arthritis and fracture Appu Ghar
17+ ♀ EM Gajarani Lakshmikutty 84Born: wild 1913 Dead:1997 (22 years after arrival), unknown 1975-06-25 Guruvayur Devaswom (Kovilakam)
18+ ♂ EM Guruvayur Gajarajan Kesavan 72Born: wild 1904 Dead:1976-12-02, age 1975-06-25 Guruvayur Devaswom (Kovilakam)

Source for the list of elephants deceased at Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp

Reference list

Facts about Deceased elephants at Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp in India, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 5 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=535 (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this list:

Latest updateName of elephantSource (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2024-02-01 Kannan:• http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Ordeal-of-elephants-continues/article16865451.ece
•  http://www.forest.kerala.gov.in/images/cekerala.pdf
•  https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php
•  http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7938
2021-07-04 Guruvajur Madhavankutty:• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/elephant-guruvayur-madhavankutty-dies/articleshow/84105042.cms
•  http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7695
2021-04-07 Gaja Ratnam Guruvayur Padmanabhan:• https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-s-beloved-elephant-jumbo-king-padmanabhan-no-more/story-OAkX72gli99kEol7zBa8hN.html
•  https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=518688&u=
2021-04-07 Guruvayur Vailya Kesavan:• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/tusker-valiya-kesavan-of-guruvayur-temple-dies/articleshow/81749070.cms
•  https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/tusker-guruvayur-valiya-kesavan-dies-at-52-1.5554349
•  http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7654
2020-08-07 Kuttisankaran:• https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/tusker-kongad-kuttisankaran-dies-at-58-1.4932660
2018-05-27 Vineeth Krishnan:• Rajeev N Kurup
2018-05-06 Adithyan:• https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/160118/kerala-temple-fests-kill-elephants-at-young-age.html
2018-05-06 Junior Achuthan:• https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/250617/kerala-another-elephant-dies-in-captivity.html
•  https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/160118/kerala-temple-fests-kill-elephants-at-young-age.html
•  http://www.asiannature.org/sites/default/files/10%20TR%20Kerala-Captive%20elephants%20Welfare%20%26%20Management.pdf
2018-05-06 Arjun:• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-20/thiruvananthapuram/32763227_1_elephant-sanctuary-arjun-tusker
2018-05-06 Nandilath Gopalakrishnan:• <a href="http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/09/stories/2006010904270300.htm">News article</a>
2018-05-04 Seshadri:• https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2018/03/21/elephant-runs-amok-dies-after-falling-into-well-guruvayur-palakkad.html
2018-03-18 Ramankutty:• E. V. Pradeep
•  http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/ramankutty-of-guruvayur-dewaswom-dies-english-news-1.1358227
2018-03-18 Gaiamuthassi Thara:• https://assamtribune.com/national/88-yr-old-tara-hogs-limelight-on-world-elephant-day-1433227
•  https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1198730&u=gajamuthassi-thara-eldest-elephant-in-guruvayur-elephant-camp-dies-at-70

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