Mudumalai Game Hut elephant camp in India

Mudumalai Game Hut elephant camp
Type	camp

Owner
Founded	1910
Closed down	1972
Address	Range Headquarters, Mudumalai game hut
Place	Udhagamandalam
Country	India

Directors

Key People

Veterinarians	2020: Dr Rajesh Kumar

Elephant department

Head keepers of elephants

Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates	2020-10-21

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11

Description

Mudumalai Game Hut elephant camp, located at Range Headquarters, Mudumalai game hut , in Udhagamandalam, India , was founded in 1910. Mudumalai Game Hut elephant camp closed down in 1972.

Comments / picturesThe Tamil Nadu Forest Department took up elephant capturing by the conventional Pit Method from 1889 onwards in the Madras Presidency, mainly to build up the work force of elephants needed for timber extraction. In the Anamallais where large areas were cleared for planting with teak, elephant capturing operation was taken up in 1889. Till 1972 more than 600 elephants were captured from wild to meet the demand for working elephants. In Mudumalai, elephant capturing was taken up in 1910 and continued till 1953.

The Theppakkadu Elephant Camp was established in 1972 in Mudumalai Range, and took over the duties.

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Mudumalai Game Hut elephant camp, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1795. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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