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Photo: K.K. Najeeb

Towering shelter: A scene from a festival ground near Thrissur. Increasing number of mahouts being killed by elephants in the State indicates serious flaws in elephant management and maintenance. According to the Kerala Captive Elephants Management Rule 2003, elephant owners and mahouts are required to maintain records of feeding, vaccination and treatment, work and movement, but this is rarely followed. In 2006, 46 people, including 41 mahouts, were killed by captive elephants, says animal rights groups. –

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