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Khedda

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A khedda (or Kheddah) or the Khedda system was a stockade trap for the capture of a full herd of elephants that was used in India; other methods were also used to capture single elephants. [1]

9 relations: Arjuna (elephant), Asian elephant, Captive elephants, Dasara elephants, Drona (elephant), George P. Sanderson, Kakanakote, Mela shikar, Project Elephant.

Arjuna (elephant)

Arjuna (born c. 1960) is an Asian elephant who, from 2012 has been the lead elephant and the carrier of the Golden Howdah at the Mysore Dasara.

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Asian elephant

The Asian elephant, or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus), is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia, from India and Nepal in the west to Borneo in the south.

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Captive elephants

Elephants in captivity are elephants kept in a confining area, such as a zoo, circus, or camp, where they are fed and cared for by humans and usually exhibited for entertainment or educational purposes.

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Dasara elephants

Elephants are an integral part of the Mysore Dasara Festival.

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Drona (elephant)

Drona (c. 1936 – 1998) was one the lead Dasara Elephants of the Jamboo Savari of Mysore Dasara.

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George P. Sanderson

George Peress Sanderson (1848–1892) was a British naturalist who worked in the public works department in the princely state of Mysore.

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Kakanakote

Kakanakote is situated at a distance of 73 km from Mysore in Karnataka state, India.

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Mela shikar

Mela shikar ('মেলা চিকাৰ) is a traditional method of capturing wild elephants for captive use.

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Project Elephant

Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests to provide financial and technical support of wildlife management efforts by states for their free ranging populations of wild Asian Elephants.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khedda

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