Last census, in 2012, had put the number of elephants at 6,177 in the State
An elephant census will be held in southern India from May 17 to May 19.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/elephant-census-begins-kerala-may-17
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/census-habitat-monitoring
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wayanad
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/periyar-np
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife