Officials trumpet return of elk to West Virginia [View all]
Source: Associated Press
John Raby, Associated Press
Updated 3:49 pm, Monday, December 19, 2016
HOLDEN, W.Va. (AP) — On land where coal was once mined, officials have trumpeted the return of an elk herd to West Virginia for the first time in 141 years.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and officials from the state Division of Natural Resources and other agencies introduced the public to 24 elk Monday in a wilderness area bearing his name in southern West Virginia.
Hundreds of people showed up Monday to snap photos and view the elk a few hundred yards away in a holding pen where they're getting acclimated. They'll be released later this month.
The holding pen is on reclaimed coal mine property, where grasslands have been cultivated and are considered key for sustaining elk.
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