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Theppakadu Elephant Camp
Coverage of Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Nexus archive.
- T.N. Forest Department to consider permitting visitors to Chadivayal elephant camp in Coimbatore district
The T.N. Forest Department is considering permitting visitors to the Chadivayal elephant camp in Coimbatore district to witness elephant feeding, a practice already allowed at Theppakadu elephant camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and Kozhikamuthi elephant camp in Anamalai Tiger Reserve.
- Conservation activists voice concern over Theppakadu Elephant Camp modernisation plan
Conservation activists have raised concerns over a ₹35 crore modernisation project at Theppakadu Elephant Camp, which houses 27 elephants. Priya Davidar, a conservation biologist and member of the National Board for Wildlife, expressed 'strong misgivings' due to construction in a tiger reserve's core area and critical elephant habitat.