Nedunkayam elephant camp (Nilambur) in India

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Nedunkayam elephant camp (Nilambur)
Photo: T.P. Shukoor (link to blog)
Type	camp
Last elephant left	1994
Closed down	1994
Address	Nedunkayam
Place	Nilambur
Region	Kerala
Country	India
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Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2018-05-20

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

Nedunkayam elephant camp (Nilambur), located at Nedunkayam, in Nilambur, India . The last elephant left in 1994. Nedunkayam elephant camp (Nilambur) closed down in 1994.

Comments / picturesNedumkayam (18 km from Nilambur town) is in the Nilambur reserve forest, in Malappuram district of Kerala. Nilambur is about 40 kilometres from Malappuram town. Visitors must get prior permission from the Forest Department to enter the forest zone.

As many as 12 elephants were trained during 1980s. ?Kusha' was the last elephant which was trained there.

Nedunkayam elephant camp (Nilambur) in India India

Elephant mother with baby, Nedunkayam elephant camp 1988. Photos © Dan Koehl

Nedunkayam elephant camp (Nilambur) in India India

Inscription:
E.S. DAWSON
FOREST ENGINEER
DROWNED AT NEDUNGAYAM, 9TH, OCTOBER, 1938
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AND I SHALL THEREUPON TAKE REST
ERE I BE GONE
ONCE MORE ON MY ADVENTURE BRAVE AND NEW

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