MySuru: Kusha, Tusker from Dubare in Kodagu, who was transferred to Bandipur, is now tracing his way to his house in Dubare.
A forest official who tracks the Movement of Tusker in real-time through a radio-collar signal, said that on the afternoon of December 13, Tusker was tracked near the Nalkeri Forest area that came under the reserve of Nagarahole Tiger.
The 29-year-old Tusker had to travel just about 50 km to reunite with a separate herd.
Kusha was arrested in 2016 by the Kodigu Department of Chettallli along with other Tusker named Luv in Batekadu in Virajpet Taluk and trained in Dubare.
But in a year, he escaped from the Dubare camp to find female friends.
He was finally after two years and stored in Dubare.
Wildlife activists asked himself chained.
The Limbavali Forest Minister who has then ordered that the animal be released back to the forest.
In March 2020, forest officials instilled a radio collar and released him to various Moolehole Reserve Bandipur Tiger which was about 200 km from Dubare.
Even though Kushha was released, activists were upset because the Forestry Department had released it in Bandipur, which is an unknown area for the animal.
Forest officials and experts from the Wildlife Institute of India (WWI) in Dehradun, which monitors Tusker has tracked it back to his home in Dubare traveling through Wayanad, Kabini revolves around Nagarahole Tiger Reserve and takes the Thithimathi-Maldare route to reach Dubare.
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Nagarahole Tiger Reserve Young Veterinarian Muzeeb-ur-Rehman said, “Tusker is in the Nagoneri forest near Nagarahole Road.
He will have his own route or corridor and it is looking for his alienated flock.
Kusha can go to Dubare Forest, but there is a possibility that it might not go To his habitat.
It’s only about 50 km from the area of his house, “he said.
The founder of the Wildlife Conservation Foundation (WCF) Rajkumar Devaraje Urs said the elephant had a sharp memory.
“When the matriarch led the herd, he taught elephants everything.
The routes were derived from generation to generation through the Matriarch mapped on elephants.
Elephants remember the route they took to find food for food and water.
Kusha will find a way home,” he added.
Relocation of Gajah Kusha headed to Woods in Dubare
