Homes to Replace Elk at Naval Weapons Base
The state plans to relocate several dozen tule elk from the Concord Naval Weapons Station to make way for thousands of homes, wildlife officials said.
Beginning next week, crews plan to trap about 40 elk with nets dropped from helicopters and haul them in trailers to the federal Cache Creek Natural Area near Willows, Calif., the state Department of Fish and Game said Thursday.
The city is considering building as many as 13,000 homes on more than 5,000 acres on the southern portion of the base. The military and Congress decided last year to close that part of the base.
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