“Thus, at a time when temple festivals cannot do without elephants, the Kanichukulangara Temple in Alappuzha district has become the first in the State to discontinue the use of elephants.” – Express Buzz

“Kerala’s old captive elephants can now retire and spend their twilight years in dignity at their new home outside the state capital here.” – Gulf Times

“An elephant patrol will roam the deep forests of Kerala in a bid to check poaching. ” -The Economic Times

“After the grueling festival season, its time for complete rest, feasts and rejuvenation for captive elephants in Kerala.” – Khaleej Times Online

” A small Hindu temple in Kerala’s Alleppey District has a unique shower system for elephants to provide them relief from the scorching heat.” – The Cheers

“Project Elephant (PE), a centrally sponsored scheme, was launched in February 1992 to provide financial and technical support to major elephant bearing States in the country for protection of elephants, their habitats and corridors. It also seeks to address the issues of human-elephant conflict and welfare of domesticated elephants. The Project is being implemented in 13 States / UTs , viz. Andhra pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Jharkhand , Karnataka , Kerala , Meghalaya , Nagaland , Orissa , Tamil Nadu , Uttranchal , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.” – PIB Press Release

“Elephant owners, mahouts and veterinarians are getting together to frame guidelines for the management of captive elephants in Kerala to ensure the animals are not overworked and ill-treated.
The Elephant Welfare Association of the state will hold a meeting on June 29 in Thrissur, about 300km from here, to draw up a set of rules for the owners and handlers of captive elephants.” – Gulf Times

“India’s captive elephants will soon be able to live out their twilight years at a retirement home in the southern state of Kerala where there will be an abundance of good food, the company of other tuskers and professional veterinary care.” – The National Newspaper

“All tame elephants in Kerala will soon come to be identified by a 10-digit number, thanks to an electronic tag that is expected to carry information on these gentle giants that also have their moments of fury.”- Gulfnews

“A man was injured after a wild elephant attacked him in Kerala Thursday morning.” – Bombay News

“A man was injured after a wild elephant attacked him in Kerala Thursday morning. Forest officials identified the victim as Muhammed, reportedly a worker of a farm owned by the Plantation Corp of Kerala at Munderi, around 40 km from here.” – Thaindian News

“Concerned about the increasing incidents of captive elephants turning violent in Kerala, Mumbai-based Zachariah Mathew has developed a new device to rein in animals that run amok. “I was deeply disturbed when I heard that an elephant turned violent and trampled three people to death at a temple festival in Thrissur earlier this month. In a matter of few days, I designed a nylon belt fitted with a remote controlled device that could lock the legs of the elephant by the press of a button,” Mathew, managing director of Mumbai-based Senzo Engineering, told reporters here Saturday.”- Thaindian News

“Every summer, a tragedy unfolds in Kerala. Somewhere or the other, elephants trained to participate in temple festivals turn on their trainers and the religious congregation around them and stampede. Sometimes, they kill people. On April 24, an elephant ran amok at a temple near the coastal Thrissur city trampling an elderly woman to death and killing two men, including a mahout (while its own sat atop terrified) who it impaled on its tusk.” – Tehelka

“A suspected case of viral disease has resulted in the death of two wild elephants in the Wayanad district in Kerala in the last one month. ” – The Times of India

“In Southern India, Elephants are the focus o another spring festival, ‘Thissur Puram’ is attracting thousands of people, swarming the centuries old temple festival. The event — at the Vadakkunnathan temple in India’s southern Kerala state, features a breathtaking parade of 30 richly caparisoned elephants.” – CCTV International

“Kerala is celebrating one of the prominent temple festivals – Thrissur Pooram – on Wednesday.” – IBN Live

“Exploited in their youth and physically abused when they are not able to work anymore, old elephants in Kerala can now look forward to a life away from the dreaded sharp hook of the mahout. ” – The Times of India