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- The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is moving two trained Kumki elephants, Jayanth and Abhimanyu, from camps near Palamaner to the Parvathipuram-Manyam district to help manage human-elephant conflict.
- The deployment follows directions from Deputy Chief Minister and Forests Minister K. Pawan Kalyan.
- Both elephants have experience controlling wild elephants, including a recent capture operation near Palamaner.
- Officials say the move aims to give immediate relief to villages along the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border, where wild elephants frequently enter human habitation, damaging crops and property.
What to watch next
- Whether the elephants' deployment reduces incursions and crop damage in Parvathipuram-Manyam district
- Addressing the cited root causes: habitat fragmentation, shrinking forest cover, and food-water shortages in neighbouring forests
- Any further government directions from Deputy CM K. Pawan Kalyan on conflict mitigation
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