Northern California

PARK SERVICE FLOATS PLAN TO SHOOT NATIVE ELK AT POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Source:  Center for Biological Diversity

August 8, 2019 (Point Reyes, Calif.) -- The National Park Service released a draft plan today that calls for shooting native elk to allow for expanded cattle ranching and commercial agriculture at Point Reyes National Seashore. The plan would allow the killing of tule elk, damage to wildlife habitat, harm of endangered species, degradation of water quality and create new conflicts with other native wildlife species.


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