CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Did Santa Claus and his reindeer make a stop in Chesterfield County? Almost… It’s actually the county’s unique elk herd.
Chesterfield is home to a herd of elk — including 17 females and seven males — that have lived in the county for a century at Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR), a military logistics installation covering 611 acres along the northern Route 1 corridor.
“We’re the only Department of Defense facility in the world that is permitted to exhibit wildlife, so we’re really proud of that,” said Jimmy Parrish, a facility engineer at DSCR who has worked with the elk for 21 years as part of the installation management team…