Konni Aanathavalam

Kerala,God's Own Country is well known for dense beautiful forests.Wild animals are protected here very carefully.Man's exploitation towards these wild animals became a threat to their existance.So we all are ought to protect them.State government had taken action to protect the threat facing species especially elephants.Konni is renownedas  a good training center for wild elephants in Kerala situated in Pathanamthitta district.Its a major tourist attraction center and attracts a large number of tourists every year.The main attraction at the elephant-training centre at Konni is the huge cages built of wood to protect these elephants. This large wooden cage is mainly known as Aanakoodu and can accommodate three to four elephants at a time.The chief task of the trainers here  is to train baby elephants, which are brought to the training centre after getting separated from its herd, or found wounded and wandering lonely in the forest.Experienced trainers are taking the task to tame the baby elephants.These beautiful creatures especially the baby elephants are a feast to every visitor's eyes especially those of children.