Comments close Monday for Gila National Forest cattle removal plan

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The window is closing for the public to give input on a federal plan to remove feral cows roaming in the Gila National Forest. Traffic camera tickets would be misdemeanors and affect licenses, insurance under proposed House billWild cows have inhabited the forest since the 1970s, and the US Forest Service began efforts to remove them in the 1990s.Federal authorities said the roaming cows are causing damage by over-grazing and trampling stream banks.More than 700 ca