[Bristol-Birds] last cattle removed today from Orchard Bog in Shady Valley, TN
- From: "BBC Net" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:21:48 -0500
Plans to take cattle off The Nature Conservancy Bogs in Shady Valley, TN
last
month did not go so well but the last young animals were removed today
(Monday, 15 December 2014) from Orchard Bog.
The cattle owner had trouble getting the animals at the Orchard Bog to
come in for him and extra effort and time was spent getting them rounded up.
Animals had been removed earlier from Quarry Bog.
A birder notified The Tennessee Nature Conservancy earlier this year that
unexpected cattle were encountered in Orchard Bog in Shady Valley and that
experience was not only surprising but possibly dangerous to visitors.
The Conservancy had informed birders more than a year ago that a fence had
been
constructed at Quarry Bog for the purpose of grazing cattle on that property
and that birders and others should take special care to keep your eyes open
and
be safe.
Gabby Lynch, Program Manager for The Nature Conservancy in
Shady Valley, said the cattle at Orchard Bog were there due to
a breach of a nearby fence and not expected to be where they
were encountered.
The cattle are used to try and control an invasive canary grass
and to allow the Bog Turtle habitat to develop as needed. The
cattle are removed in winter so as not to have excessive
disturbance of the soil during the winter
There are no cattle expected to be in either Orchard Bog or Quarry Bog
until next spring.
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
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