Lifestyle disease tests, health cards for captive elephants in Keralam
The Kerala Elephant Owners Federation has launched a comprehensive health screening initiative for captive elephants to address rising mortality rates. Veterinarians are testing for lifestyle diseases like diabetes and kidney failure, which are increasingly affecting the animals.
Why it matters
This initiative highlights the intersection of animal welfare and veterinary science in managing captive wildlife populations.
SP 4 online release tomorrow: Lifestyle disease tests, health cards for captive elephants in Keralam left Veterinarian P.S. Rajeev examines a captive elephant at a medical camp organised by the Kerala Elephant Owners Federation in Thrissur on Friday. K.K. NAJEEB https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/unenoy/article71564795.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/80688_9_10_2026_18_31_37_3_CAPTIVEELEPHANT_KKN2.JPG NAJEEB KK Kerala Thrissur 09.10.2026. Veterinarian Dr. P.S. Rajeev examines a captive elephant after it is made to lie down during a medical examination camp organised by the Kerala Elephant Owners Federation for captive elephants in Thrissur on Friday. K.K.NAJEEB Seventeen elephants brought from different parts of the State undergo first round of screening in a first-of-its-kind initiative that checks sugar, cholesterol, kidney and liver function. Rising instances of elephants collapsing and dying have raised concern in the State Thrissur Diabetes, cholesterol, and kidney ailments are no longer concerns confined to humans.
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