Our Mission: To protect people, animals and the environment by developing long-term solutions that will control and eradicate Chronic Wasting Disease.

Our Method: To develop research resources, conduct research, establish affiliations with CWD experts, and collect and disseminate information.

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ERI Partners with Texas A&M on a study published in Journal of Heredity

Welcome to the Elk Research Institute

ERI develops and maintains resources for CWD research, conducts research and forms collaborations with other scientists. The Institute operates two primary facilities and has extensive animal resources available to support a variety of research. All facilities and animals are CWD free and strict policies are in place to protect them from CWD exposure. Both of these facilities are the only such operations in the nation.