PM-2
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad) in India

Biography
♂ PM-2

Alternative name: Pandalur Makhna 2

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Male ♂
Management:Unknown
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Kerala unspecified location
Capture: 2023-01-09
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad), in India

Date of arrival

2023-01-09Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad)
from Mudumalai National Park

2022-12-08Mudumalai National Park
from Gudalur forest

2022-11-00Gudalur forest
from Kerala unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2023-08-28

Latest document update2023-08-28 07:18:28
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Biography


PM-2 is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad), in India.

PM-2 arrived in 2023-01-09 to the Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad), relocated from the Mudumalai National Park, in India.


Social

PM-2 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. Pramugha
  6. Surendran born ~2001
  7. Surya


Origin

PM-2 was born wild at Kerala unspecified location, captured 2023-01-09 .


Comments / pictures

2022: PM2 had killed a person and injured two when it raided a house in Tamil Nadu’s Gudalur last November.

2023-01-09: The wild elephant, codenamed PM-2, that had entered Bathery town last week was tranquilised by the Forest Department. taskforce on Monday. The efforts to seize the Tuskless male elephant before transporting it to a kraal.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). PM-2, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16956. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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