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To: Brumar89 who wrote (2485)8/30/2022 1:51:03 PM
From: DMaA  Respond to of 2762
 
I have been reading for a while how important grazing animals are to a healthy eco-system.

An interesting fact about American bison, they only have one lung cavity so it was surprisingly easy for the Indians to kill them with just spears and arrows.

How Did Indians Bring Down Buffalo With Primitive Weapons? - True West Magazine



To: Brumar89 who wrote (2485)8/30/2022 2:10:56 PM
From: DMaA  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2762
 
There's a 300 acre nature preserve near me where the county is attempting to recreate the prairie. But I'd like to talk to someone there about how they expect to succeed without any grazing animals, except for some deer.



To: Brumar89 who wrote (2485)9/12/2022 11:04:18 AM
From: roto  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2762
 
Areas grazed by cattle also benefited native species

That assessment maybe questionable, except for one positive... they keep vegetation trimmed down.
The thing about cattle is compacted soils. Huge problem.
Ted Turner purchased exhausted Montana cattle ranches, fenced the properties, then released buffalo.
Buffalo have cloven hooves.. helps aerate the soil as they walk out & about, healthily restoring the land mother natures way.