In 1977, elephants were added to schedule-1 of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 and therefore, it became illegal to capture or tame them.
The captive elephant population of 702 in December 2010, was reduced to 410 in December 2023. (Representational pic/Wikimedia Commons)
The Kerala High Court has sought the Centre and state government’s stand on a PIL alleging that the elephants in captivity in the state were illegally captured and seeking a ban on their training, trading, parading, and possession. The petitioner contended that the captive elephant population of 702 in December 2010, was reduced to 410 in December 2023.