Cows vs. elk: the latest battle at Point Reyes National Seashore
(WorldNews Entertainment)

POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE – About 200 sign-carrying protesters came to one of Marin`s most historic dairy farms Sunday to demonstrate against what they say is mismanagement of a beloved national park located an hour from San Francisco. The latest battle at the 71,000-acre Point Reyes National Seashore could be characterized as “cows versus tule elk,” but as with many decisions at Point Reyes, the issues are as complex as they are contentious. Competing interests intersected Sunday to underscore the prickly position park rangers face in trying to manage a land of wild coastal beaches and headlands, plunging cliffs and estuaries – as well as 24 generational ranches that were...