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# Bellwood elk ace annual inspection with flying colors

By Leon Moore, Acting Chief of Public AffairsDLA Aviation Public Affairs Office

                RICHMOND, Va.  –              
The twenty-four elk roaming freely within their designated pastures on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, were given a clean bill of health by the Commonwealth of Virginia during their annual inspection on February 27.

Regional Wildlife Biologist David Garst with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources came to the installation and conducted an inspection of the seven males and 17 females.

Jimmy Parrish, the chief of the Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond’s Environmental Management Division said the inspection is necessary for the installation to maintain its exhibitor’s wild animal permit.

“The inspection ensures the elk are in good shape, well cared for and the pastures and equipment used to care for them are well maintained,” said Parrish.

Will Crump, an environmental protection specialist who helps oversee and care for the elk, said that the Environmental Management Division is faced with the ongoing challenge of matching the elk to their distinctive ear tag numbers. He said that’s because the elk, especially the females, tend to rub/pull these tags off, making it tougher to identify the age and sex of the animal.

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