Archive · 21 Sep 2025
Radio Collars Planned to Reduce Elephant-Human Conflict in Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh forest department plans to put GPS trackers on wild elephants.
These trackers, called radio collars, will help them follow the elephants' movements.
This is because elephants sometimes wander into villages and cause problems for farmers.
The collars send signals to forest offices, allowing them to warn people and protect both the elephants and the villagers.
This system has been tried before and should help reduce the conflicts between humans and elephants.
The goal is to make sure everyone stays safe.
The Andhra Pradesh forest department plans to use radio collars to track elephants.
The aim is to reduce conflict between elephants and humans in Chittoor district.
The collars will send GPS signals to forest offices, alerting them to elephant movements.
The project builds upon existing measures, like using trained kumki elephants.
Indian Oil Corporation showed interest in funding the project in 2019.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh forest department
- What
- Preparing to introduce radio collar technology to track elephants
- When
- Currently
- Where
- Palamaner and Kuppam regions of Chittoor district
- Why
- To curb man-elephant conflict, protect farmers, and enhance community safety
- Location
- Palamaner and Kuppam regions, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
- Goal
- To curb man-elephant conflict
- Technology
- GPS-enabled radio collars
- Number of Elephants
- Around 100 in 4 herds
- Battery Life
- Nearly two years
- Funding Interest
- Indian Oil Corporation