Murthy an Asian elephant at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
| Murthy | Alternative name: | Moorthy, Morthy ,Loki |
|---|---|
| ID nr: | Local id Number: 3 - 22 in Database for Captive Elephants in Tamil Nadu - |
| Species: | Asian elephant |
| Sex and age: | Male ♂ 58 years old | Dentition: | makna |
| Management: | Free contact | People killed: | 12 |
| Location: | Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) |
| Arrival | Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) 1999-09-00 from Mudumalai Game Hut elephant camp Mudumalai Game Hut elephant camp 1999-07-00 from Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) 1998-07-12 from Mudumalai National Park |
| Born: | * 1962 wild in Mudumalai National Park |
| Capture: | 1997 , Padanthurai, Gudalore, Tamil Nadu |
| Document updated | 2010-08-30: alt. name 2018-05-04: tm nr |
| In the five years before his capture, he had killed 12 villagers, damaged crops, farmland and several houses. Named after Dr. Vaidyanathan Krishnamurthy (1929-2002) Reference listKoehl, D., (2020). Murthy, an Asian at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 October 2020 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2484. (archived at the Wayback machine)Sources used for this article is among others:
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