Neelakandan
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad) in India

Biography
♂ Neelakandan


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Identification

Chip id Number00065EA6E9
Local id Number 138
Kerala database nr6

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 29 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1996 unknown
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad), in India

Date of arrival

2018-09-16Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad)
from Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)

2018-06-15Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)
from Kodanadu Elephant training centre

Record history
History of updates2018-03-18: nrs
2018-06-12: text
2018-07-10: transferred to Mudumalai
2018-09-18: transferred to Muthanga

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


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

Neelakandan arrived in 2018-09-16 to the Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad), relocated from the Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India.


Social

Neelakandan lives together with 7 other elephants at the Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad): (detailed list)

  1. Bharath
  2. Chandhu born 2017?
  3. Kunju
  4. PM-2
  5. Pramugha
  6. Surendran born ~2001
  7. Surya


Origin

Neelakandan was born unknown 1996.


Comments / pictures

2018-06-11: The forest department’s attempt to take an elephant for training in Tamil Nadu was blocked due to the disagreement of the natives. The authorities were blocked by hundreds of people when they reached there at 2 AM. The attempts of police to execute the actions of the department was also futile. The elephant named Neelakandan from the Kodanad elephant training centre was planned to be taken to Muthumala camp for a special training.

2018-09-18: Giving impetus to the upgrade move, three ‘kumki’ (trained) elephants were brought to the kraal two days ago after a three-month training at the Theppakadu elephant training camp in Tamil Nadu. With this, the number of ‘kumkis’ in the kraal has gone up to five.

The trio — Surya, 24, from the Muthanga elephant camp; Neelakandan, 22, from the Abhayaranyam elephant training and rescue centre, Kodanad; and Surendran, 17, from the Konni camp — were shifted to the Theppakadu training camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve for training on June 14.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Neelakandan, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=6439. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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