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Tusker Kusha returns to Dubare; joins herd
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Tusker Kusha returns to Dubare; joins herd

June 13, 2022

Travels from Bandipur to reach Wayanad, Nagarahole and crosses Thithimathi range Forest Department continuously monitoring herd movement in his familiar territory Kushalnagar: Tusker Kusha, who was radio-collared and left inside the Bandipur Tiger Reserve from his original place at Dubare Elephant Camp, has returned to its familiar territory. He has been spotted inside the Dubare…

Tusker Kusha heading back to Dubare from Bandipur
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Tusker Kusha heading back to Dubare from Bandipur

December 2, 2021

Radio collar movement tracked by Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun  Kushalnagar: Kusha, the wild-captured-tamed-recaptured elephant from Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu that was released into the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in June this year after a relentless campaign by animal lovers and following the intervention of former Union Environment Minister and sitting MP Maneka Gandhi is…

Tusker Kusha finally freed in Bandipur
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Tusker Kusha finally freed in Bandipur

June 5, 2021

Stealthily releasing him in an unfamiliar territory was uncalled for: PFA Kushalnagar: Kusha, the wild-captured-tamed-recaptured elephant from Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu, has finally been released into the woods after a relentless campaign by animal lovers and following the intervention of former Union Environment Minister and sitting MP Maneka Gandhi. The tusker was radio-collared and…

Tusker Kusha not free yet; Maneka questions delay
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Tusker Kusha not free yet; Maneka questions delay

June 1, 2021

‘Officers are making fun of their own Minister’s orders and are flouting them openly’ Kushalnagar: It’s been more than a month after Karnataka Forest Minister Aravind Limbavali ordered the release of wild tusker Kusha from Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu following the intervention of animal rights activist and former Union Minister Maneka Sanjay Gandhi. But…

Tusker Kusha to be set free into the woods
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Tusker Kusha to be set free into the woods

April 29, 2021

Forest Minister Aravind Limbavali orders his release following Maneka Gandhi’s intervention  Mysore/Mysuru: Wild tusker Kusha, who has been re-tamed after his escapade into the woods in search of a mate from Dubare elephant camp in Kodagu, will finally be freed. His release from the elephant camp was ordered by Forest Minister Aravind Limbavali yesterday following…

Unchain and release Kusha: Maneka Gandhi
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Unchain and release Kusha: Maneka Gandhi

April 25, 2021

Pressure mounts on Forest Department by animal rights activists to free tusker after radio-collaring Mysore/Mysuru: Pressure is mounting on the Karnataka Forest Department to release elephant Kusha who has been recaptured from the wild after it strayed from Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu. Animal rights activist and former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi, who is a…

Tusker Kusha put into Kraal at Dubare Camp
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Tusker Kusha put into Kraal at Dubare Camp

April 4, 2021

Kushalnagar: Kusha, the 27-year-old male elephant that went missing from Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu district, has been put in Kraal now. Kraal is a wooden log enclosure into which elephants are driven to be tamed and Dubare Camp has many such Kraals.  Kusha, in a ‘Musth’ condition, had ventured into the forests after breaking…

Tusker Kusha finally captured near Dubare
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Tusker Kusha finally captured near Dubare

April 1, 2021

Tied to a tree at Meenukolli, elephant sheds tears and continuously trumpets for mate Kushalnagar: Kusha, the male elephant that went missing from Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu District, has finally been caught by the Forest Department on Tuesday. The tamed elephant ventured into the forests one-and-a-half years ago in search of a mate and…

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