From the East Bay Regional Parks District:
Calving Season Advisory: Admire From a Distance
Calving season runs from August to October in East Bay Regional Parks. Interactions with calves can be a danger to both people and grazing animals.
Safety Tips:
Do not approach or touch calves.
Do not take selfies with calves.
Do not get between a mother and her calf.
Do not worry if a calf is by itself. The mother cow is usually nearby.
Leash dogs around cattle and keep them away from calves. More information about leashing dogs HERE.
If a calf appears to be in significant distress, or injured, sick, or dead, please note the location, the color of the animal, the ear tag number, and report it to park staff at (510) 881-1833.
Grazing animals have been part of the ecosystem of this region for many tens of thousands of years. Today, conservation grazing plays an important role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem for native plants and wildlife and reducing wildfire risks. Over 86,800 acres of parkland are grazed annually by cattle, sheep, or goats, mostly during the winter and early spring months. Conservation grazing is a practical and economical tool to manage grasslands.
For more info, visit HERE.
Thank you for this information. Animals need our respect.
They always get ours!
What was your experience?
Very early hospital experience as a youngster (non-bovine related) but our roommate was a young ranch kid who had been gored during calving and was very unhappy – through the night.
What’s your line about people taking selfies?
“Stand closer to the Rhino, hon!”
Seen many a wobbly-legged calf in person over the years, but my favorite is Norman in the movie “City Slickers”. Sorry my Friday afternoon stream of consciousness is kicking in.
As long as you do not drop retardant in swimming pools you will be okay.
But they’re just like the buffalo that people take selfies with in Yellowstone……….nothing could go wrong.
Firestone 11R
Sometimes amazed human kind has made it this far.
The family dog actually s differently when he’s out with other dogs and the ranchers don’t like it.
Mess with the bull, you get the horns. Cows too.
Have you optioned the rights to your book yet?
If it kicks in your iPhone, it’s semi-rural and not AI.
Growing up with returnable milk bottles and regular milk deliveries from a Milk Man in the pre-culture war period in Texas, this calf would be “Bossie”. It’s from the Latin, I’m told. Back then “Tejas”, now Texas, meant friends. I think I saw that in a Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum. I haven’t come to a conclusion on the truth of that yet, but…I do distinctly remember a smiling Bossie on the milk bottles.
“You go see Charlie, he still can’t pick up his right hand for his hat… The point bein’, that even in the contest between man and steer, the issue is not certain.”
The eloquence of Texas Ranger Tom Bell who told stories, some of them true.