Elephant numbers reduce from 18 to 10 at Mathigodu Camp
Mysuru: Less than a year after opening to the public, the Mathigodu Elephant Camp in Kodagu district has been reduced to housing only a few pachyderms. Five elephants have been relocated to other camps for tiger capture operations.
Before its public debut in February, the Mathigodu camp, located in the Anechowkur Wildlife Division under Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, was designed to raise awareness about wildlife conservation.
Initially home to 18 elephants, the camp has now lost three elephants to various causes, leaving 15. Recently, authorities transferred five of the remaining elephants to assist in tiger capture efforts.
Following the deaths of ‘Ambari’ elephant Arjuna, ‘Kumki’ elephant Durgaparameshwari, and the tamed Kumaraswamy, the Balle Camp in the D.B. Kuppe Wildlife Division under Nagarahole Tiger Reserve faced potential closure. However, the arrival of Dasara elephants Mahendra and Lakshmi has revived the camp, which had also lost iconic elephants Drona and Rajendra, who had resided there for over three decades.
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