Two Kumkis to check jumbo incursions in Parvathipuram-Manyam district
The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is making arrangements to shift two trained Kumki elephants — Jayanth and Abhimanyu — from the Palamaner camp to the
The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is making arrangements to shift two trained Kumki elephants — Jayanth and Abhimanyu — from the Palamaner camp to the Parvathipuram-Manyam district as part of efforts to mitigate the growing human-elephant conflict in the region, following directions from Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Forests and Environment K.
Pawan Kalyan. Jayanth, which received specialised training at the State’s Nanniyal elephant camp, and Abhimanyu, brought from Karnataka, will be relocated from the Musalimadugu camp, near Palamaner, to the Guchchimi camp in Parvathipuram-Manyam district. According to the Forest Department, both the elephants have extensive experience in controlling wild elephants and participated successfully in six major operations.
Most recently, Jayanth and Abhimanyu played a key role in capturing a solitary male wild elephant near Palamaner. They have been selected for deployment in the Manyam district based on their coordination and proven operational performance. The move is intended to provide immediate relief to the residents of villages along the Odisha border, where herds of wild elephants frequently enter Andhra Pradesh, damaging crops and property, and posing a threat to local communities.
Forest officials say that recurring elephant incursions into the Parvathipuram-Manyam district have been attributed to habitat fragmentation, shrinking forest cover, and shortage of food and water in the neighbouring forest areas.
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