An ecologist argues that endorsing the benefits of livestock ignores the many negative impacts cows have on water quality, wildlife, plant communities, soils, and ecosystems.
Letter: George Wuerthner Responds to Sheila Barry
July 5, 2015 •
George Wuerthner
Pro-Grazing Pieces Don’t Do a Full Accounting of Livestock Costs
May 25, 2015 •
An ecologist argues that the presumed benefits of grazing—if they are real in the first place–can only be realized in small areas and/or result in excessive widespread collateral damage to wildlife, soils, water, and vegetation.