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HAVERI: A tusker that had strayed from the Western Ghats and was creating panic in a village of Haveri district was ‘honeytrapped’ on Thursday.
After 15 days of intensive combing operations, it was spotted at the Government Sheep Breeding Center near Guttal, off Haveri taluk, about 25 km from the district headquarters.
“Locals alerted us when they sighted the jumbo in Hangal. We rushed to the sheep breeding centre at Kuragunda village with three elephants in tow,” said Haveri DCF Balakrishna.
“We have been trying to capture the 15-year-old tusker for the last three days. On Wednesday, we used Bhanumati, a female elephant, to lure the tusker. On Thursday morning, we found the two of them together. Our problem was solved, so we called it a honeytrap operation,” said Mahesh Marennanvar, a range forest officer.
Officials along with three elephants from Sakrebyle Elephant Camp, Shivamogga, took an hour to get close to the tusker. “We tranquilised it and then shifted it to Bhadra Tiger Reserve in Chikkamagaluru,” RFO Mahesh added.
After 15 days of intensive combing operations, it was spotted at the Government Sheep Breeding Center near Guttal, off Haveri taluk, about 25 km from the district headquarters.
“Locals alerted us when they sighted the jumbo in Hangal. We rushed to the sheep breeding centre at Kuragunda village with three elephants in tow,” said Haveri DCF Balakrishna.
“We have been trying to capture the 15-year-old tusker for the last three days. On Wednesday, we used Bhanumati, a female elephant, to lure the tusker. On Thursday morning, we found the two of them together. Our problem was solved, so we called it a honeytrap operation,” said Mahesh Marennanvar, a range forest officer.
Officials along with three elephants from Sakrebyle Elephant Camp, Shivamogga, took an hour to get close to the tusker. “We tranquilised it and then shifted it to Bhadra Tiger Reserve in Chikkamagaluru,” RFO Mahesh added.
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