Cows, the environmentalists argue, do not belong in a national park. “They do not come here to see herds of cattle on overgrazed weed plots.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dairy cows graze on pasture land in the Point Reyes National Seashore in California. Cows and hikers have coexisted uneasily at Point Reyes since 1962, when President John F Kennedy designated it a national seashore. The argument over cattle in Point Reyes actually started with oysters, which had been farmed in an estuary in the national park since the 1930s. Whether or not the legislation passes, the National Park Service is continuing its own long-term planning process.

Source: The Guardian November 09, 2018 11:00 UTC