The foundation is organized exclusively for the educational, charitable and scientific purposes related to elk ranching and its supporting industry, which includes the following:To engage in health research for the identification, prevention, treatment and management of prominent and emerging diseases impacting elk, and hybrids thereof.To engage in research to improve and better understand all phases of production, management and herd health.To provide information and expertise to the elk industry, which can be used to preserve the purity of the North American elk genetic pool.To assist in the development of recommendations for sound policies relating to animal health for state, provincial and federal regulations.To assist in research to develop understanding of the benefits of elk ranching and it's yielded products.To educate and publish findings to the general public and the elk industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico.The Elk Research Council may collaborate with the American Elk Products Foundation and Canadian Elk Products Foundation in coordinated efforts for the benefit of the elk ranching industry.