Surya
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad) in India

Surya lives together with 7 other elephants at the Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad): (detailed list)

1. ♂ Bharath
2. ♂ Chandhu born 2017?
3. ♂ Kunju
4. ♂ Neelakandan born 1996
5. ♂ PM-2
6. ♂ Pramugha
7. ♂ Surendran born ~2001

Surya was born wild .

Soorya is old and furious and unable to carry out jungle patrol.

2018-09-18: Giving impetus to the upgrade move, three ‘kumki’ (trained) elephants were brought to the kraal two days ago after a three-month training at the Theppakadu elephant training camp in Tamil Nadu. With this, the number of ‘kumkis’ in the kraal has gone up to five.

The trio — Surya, 24, from the Muthanga elephant camp; Neelakandan, 22, from the Abhayaranyam elephant training and rescue centre, Kodanad; and Surendran, 17, from the Konni camp — were shifted to the Theppakadu training camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve for training on June 14.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/110316/muthanga-elephant-camp-comes-alive-with-3-calves.html
  
• http://www.forest.kerala.gov.in/images/cekerala.pdf
  
• https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/elephants-from-kerala-begin-training-at-mudumalai/article24176226.ece
  
• https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/jumbo-plans-for-muthanga-camp/article24971406.ece
  
  
• Database for Captive Elephants in Kerala, made 2009 by Surendra Varma, E.K. Easwaran, T.S. Rajeev, Marshal.C.Radhakrishnan, S. R. Sujata and Nibha Namboodiri , India, available online at Database for Captive Elephants in Kerala Retrieved 2018-11-01.
• Districtwise details of Captive Elephants of Kerala by Kerala Forest Department, India

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