The abandoned Aanaparambu owned by the Cochin Devaswom Board will soon attain the status of a well-designed elephant park. The Cochin Devaswom Board in association with the Tripunithura municipality and the Elephant Care will launch an elephant park at Aanaparambu near Eroor.The possibility of using the abandoned Aanaparambu as a suitable shelter for the tuskers of the Board, like the Punnathur Kotta ( the shelter for the tuskers owned by the Guruvayur Devaswom ) was widely thought of.Now, elephants on their way to different temples use the facilities available at the Aanaparambu like a well-placed pond. The Cochin Devaswom Board has drafted a detailed plan for converting the Aanaparambu into an elephant park.The pond situated in the middle of the spacious ground will be cleaned. Elephants, owned by the Board as well as private parties, can take bath in this pond.Quarters for mahouts, a reference library for elephant lovers and a specially designed gallery will be available in the proposed elephant park.
The New Indian Express, 28th June
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I have read a very touching tale from Kerala:
"Poomulli and the Temple Elephant" (available at Amazon.com + bookshops in India)
from the
"Ecological tales from India" series. Written by Muriel Kakani.
It is a story that introduces children to the time-tested traditional knowledge of the
Annavaidyas (traditional elephant healers) of Kerala.
It is a must story to introduce children to elephants and elephant-lore. Moreover the
illustrations are really from Gods'Own Country.
Check with:
www.ecologyforchildren.in
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