Muller says the animals involved in the relocation project have been carefully screened and are disease free. Still, I'll be on hand to aid the recovery of any animal that becomes ill or dies. Muller says her monitoring and tracking project should help landowners and farmers breathe easier. UT is interested in ensuring that the elk remain healthy, in assessing any damage that they do and in ensuring that diseases are not transmitted to domestic cattle, she said. Among other things, I'll be able to identify exactly which animals are wandering outside the relocation zone.
Current plans are to relocate nuisance animals into the heart of the restoration zone.