Elk Management Ontario

The Ministry of Natural Resources is drafting an Elk Management Planto deal with the population of the animals in four separate areas of the province.

The MNR began importing elk into Ontario from Alberta 10 years ago with mixed results.

Christie Curley is a spokesperson for the MNR and says due to concerns over disease, they have decided not to import anymore elk.

Elk numbers in the Bancroft area have exploded in recent years,and Curley says there has been talk of moving the animals into areas where their populations have not done as well, like Lake of the Woods.