The worst of this is that the disturbance the cows induce and fertilization they leave behind are just what the forbs that feed the tortoises really need. This is not a question of “either/or.”
That raises the question of bison.
were there no tortoises when there were buffaloes?
The real problem seems to be one of legality. Who paid what when. I read here the rancher did not pay his grazing fees and the enviros did. His cattle are thus grazing on their land.
It’s like getting the permit at to demonstrate at the gates of Walter Reed Hospital.
Code pink let their permit lapse and the DC Chapter of Free Republic obtained it. Thus rather than seeing decrepit crones as they returned fron their night out, the wounded warriors were greeted with smiles and support.