Saturday 29 January 2011

Famous last words

Spotted by JuliaM in the Richmond & Twickenham Times:

Richmond Park has long been known for its herds of majestic deer. But the regal creatures could soon be sharing the green space with some newcomers from across the border - in the form of a herd of Highland cows.

Royal Parks and Natural England are hoping to introduce small numbers of cattle across areas of Richmond Park as part of a plan to improve its biodiversity...

Docile breeds such as Highland cattle will be chosen to ensure park-users will be not be affected.


Here's what a 'docile breed' looks like:Best of luck with that.

6 comments:

Pavlov's Cat said...

oh yes another of those that really has been well thought through.

Bet it looks good on paper though and ticks all the right boxes.

Bayard said...

They don't have to be aggressive, not with horns like that. The bovine equivalent of getting further with a quiet word and a gun.

Mark Wadsworth said...

PC, HAS, I won't be setting foro in Richmond Park unless I can help it.

B, Scottish Highland cattle were mentioned as being particularly savage in my central European cow attack round-ups (but that might just be Germanic prejudice).

David Farrer said...

These examples were quite tame:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56701337@N00/sets/72157620640354987/detail/

dearieme said...

No, no, you're quite wrong - they're sweeties. Gentle giants.

James Higham said...

Solidarity with the deer, methinks.