Bengaluru, May 21 -- In a formal ceremony held this noon in front of Vidhana Soudha, the Karnataka Government handed over four tamed elephants to Andhra Pradesh as part of an inter-State agreement on wildlife management and conservation.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar officially handed over the elephants to Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, senior Forest Department officials, and other dignitaries were present at the event.

Of the four elephants, two are from the Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu and two from the Sakkarebailu Elephant Camp in Shivamogga.

This transfer is part of a larger agreement si...