For several years during the drought, environmentalists criticized the National Park service for its management of a Tule Elk reserve at Tomales Point in western Marin County. But recently, a change was announced to the management plan that has the enti...
On June 9th, the National Park Service sent out a press release that shocked everyone in the fight over the Tule Elk Reserve at Tomales Point, announcing a proposed change to the general plan: "The proposed action would include removal of the tule elk fence and temporary water systems installed during the most recent drought." It seems no one on either side saw that coming.
During the drought, roughly a third of the elk in the reserve died from thirst or deprivation. Activists, including Gescheidt, demanded the fence be removed to allow the elk to roam freely into the pasture lands of the adjacent cattle ranches. Gescheidt is suing the government over the elk deaths, but he really wants the complete removal of the cattle ranches from the park. So, the Park Service's announcement blindsided the ranchers, as well.
His company buys milk from organic dairies located at Tomales Point, and Strauss said elk are aggressive foragers and will push cattle out in competition for food and water.Both men acknowledge that removing the fence would have an impact on the ranches, but the activists think they have no business being there in the first place. The ranchers feel they're now being demonized for operating farms that have existed for more than 150 years.
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