A young male elk known as Emil has been captured in Austria and taken to the border with the neighbouring Czech Republic after spending the summer roaming across central Europe.

The elk was tranquilised on Monday, fitted with a GPS tag, and released, with Austrian officials saying they would track him for 30 days.

Emil, who is believed to have wandered all the way from Poland or the Czech Republic to Austria, has made international headlines for weeks, with social media posts following his every move.

But Emil’s odyssey came to a sudden halt this week, just as he was approaching a busy motorway in the village of Sattledt in Upper Austria during rush hour.

The young elk was released by wildlife officials near the Czech Sumava national park, on the edge of the Bohemian Forest, home to a

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