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Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC) in India
Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
Local name
Thiruvananthapuram Kappukadu
Type sanctuary
Owner
Size 56 hectares
Founded 2008
First elephant arrived 2008
Address
Kappukadu, Kottoor, Mannoorkara Village
Zip-code
695574
Place
Kattakkada Taluk
District
Thiruvananthapuram district
State Kerala
Country
India
Directors
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants
Elephant keepers Record history
History of updates 2021-12-25
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Description
Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC) , located at Kappukadu, Kottoor, Mannoorkara Village, in Kattakkada Taluk, Kerala,
India
, was founded in 2008 and the first elephant arrived in 2008.
Living elephants At the Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC) lives 18 elephants with records in this database: (detail list ) ♀ Aameena born 2020?
♂ Agasthyan born 2010?
♀ Ammu born 2002
♀ Chinna born 2017?
♀ Jaysree born 1972
♂ Kottoor Kannan born 2018-02-00?
♂ Kottoor Soman
♂ Manu born 2017?
♀ Maya born 2017?
♀ Minna born 2003
♂ Moni
♀ Podichi born 2014?
♀ Poorna born 2016?
♂ Raja born 2013?
♂ Rajkumar born 1989
♀ Rana
♀ Sundari born 2009
♂ Unnikrishnan born 2009
Comments / pictures 2008: The ERC initially had three elephants of different age groups when it started. The project when completed will house 30 elephants.
2012: 9 elephants.
2018: Elephant Rehabilitation Centre, Kappukad, Kottoor spreads over an area of 56 hectares and at present has 17 elephants which include calves, sub-adults and adults of both sexes.
2019-11-09: Sreekutty was brought to the Kappukadu elephant rehabilitation centre on November 8, 2019.
2021-07-02: The elephant rehabilitation centre in Kottoor is on high alert following the death of an elephant calf due to elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus EEHV ,
and the diagnoses of the infection in two others. The first casualty of the deadly virus at the centre was Sreekutty, aged one year and seven months. The calf died on June 28, 2021.
2021-07-06: Kottoor Arjunnan died. Podichi, Aamina and Kannan are present process IV remedy as they confirmed signs of the virus an infection. Apart from them, six different calves beneath the age of 10 years are beneath statement and have been given prophylactics to stop an infection. There have been a complete of 11 calves beneath the age of 10 years on the centre and with the dying of Sreekutty final week and now Arjun, the quantity has come right down to 9.
References for records about Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC)
Recommended Citation Koehl, Dan (2025). Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC) , Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1018 . (archived at the Wayback machine )Sources used for this article is among others:
Kottoor elephant rehabilitation centre (ERC) on elephant-news.com
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