Subject: Re: Cows off the Refuges?
Date: Feb 12 14:05:22 1996
From: Barbara Wilson - wilsonb at ava.BCC.ORST.EDU



I agree. The cattle issue is complex. The mere fact that too many
advocates of grazing react as if grazing were a God-given right that
couldn't harm wildlife under any circumstances doesn't mean there is no
value in grazing. Of course, the mere fact that some environmentalists
are reflexively anti-cow doesn't mean cattle don't smash whole
ecosystems, too often.
(I spent 15 years farming in Iowa while teaching environmental
science and doing a bit of environmental consulting. The ignorance
(occasionally willfull) and intolerance on both sides of the issue were
very troubling.)
--- Barb Wilson