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Novel methods allow hiking among the dairy cows at the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument

Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument was designated in 2017 but has been closed as federal officials planned out how to integrate humans into the historic dairy grazing landscape. Their solution: high-tech collars for the cows to herd them away from no-go areas.

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Jerimiah Oetting

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