Two Kumkis to check jumbo incursions in Parvathipuram-Manyam district
The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is relocating two trained Kumki elephants to the Parvathipuram-Manyam district to manage human-elephant conflicts. This initiative follows directives from the Deputy Chief Minister to protect local communities and crops from wild elephant incursions.
Why it matters
Managing human-wildlife conflict is critical for both biodiversity conservation and the safety of rural populations.
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.
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