SaralnamaCAMPUS NOTICE: Emil the Elk caught! After a 500 km summer adventure across Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria, Emil was tranquilised near Sattledt, Austria. Wildlife officials fitted him with a GPS tag and released him at the Czech-Austrian border. Emil visited 60 towns, crossed roads, railways, and the Danube River. He even appeared at a heavy metal festival! The young elk became a social media star with 50,000 followers. Officials hope Emil will join the small elk population in Sumava forest, South Bohemia. Elk were extinct in Czech forests but reintroduced in the 1970s. Current Czech elk population: about 50. (Updated 22 Sep 2025, 23:00 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- CAMPUS NOTICE: Emil the Elk caught
- After a 500 km summer adventure across Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria, Emil was tranquilised near Sattledt, Austria
- Wildlife officials fitted him with a GPS tag and released him at the Czech-Austrian border