A mother cow stands with her two calves on a hillside at Las Trampas Wilderness Regional Preserve near San Ramon in 2021. Cows and their new offspring are prevalent along East Bay Regional Park District trails at this time of year, but parks officials are asking the public not to get too close, for everyone's safety. (Wayne Hsieh/Flickr, CC BY-NC)

The East Bay Regional Park District is asking residents to avoid young cows and their mothers through calving season, which will end in October, according to the district.

Residents should not approach or touch calves, attempt to take selfies with them, allow their dogs near them or get between them and their mothers. Interactions with calves can be a danger to both people and grazing animals, according to the park district.

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