So according to science European Bison are fantastic for the environment and rewilding Herd of 170 bison could help store CO2 equivalent of 43,000 cars, researchers say.. But my understanding [perhaps out of date] was that livestock and deer were bad
Grazing animals, good or bad?
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Oh don’t worry about, that was 2 years ago, things have changed since then,
min of ag have probably got a new greener person in charge now for a couple of years to let him have some impact on our planet 
Me too. I thought bovine farts were killing the planet. How we ever survived with all those millions of bison roaming around the great plains in North America I don't know. Good job us white men came along and killed them all. Then their bones were ground to make fertilizer, which benefits the planet of course.
Although these days the Queen Consort (Camilla that is) won't buy their pelts any more to wear.
Although these days the Queen Consort (Camilla that is) won't buy their pelts any more to wear.
So I guess when a European Bison ruminates its OK but when a Highland cow or Red Deer does it, its not. Free grazing and mixed pasture captures carbon when its a Bison utilising it, but damaging when a cow does it. Or is it about moving the goal posts to suit an agenda
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The truth is whatever the metropolitan middle classes say it is!
Grazing by rummiants is an essential part of many habitats.
Woodland fir instance, to many rummiants destroy the flora, to little and a sea of bramble does the same.
Some greenhouse gases are emitted, let's worry about that, but it probably less per acre than Agriculture, Industry. Roads or Housing.
Woodland fir instance, to many rummiants destroy the flora, to little and a sea of bramble does the same.
Some greenhouse gases are emitted, let's worry about that, but it probably less per acre than Agriculture, Industry. Roads or Housing.
Many things are bad one minute then good the next, it just depends on what they are pushing. When I was young money was given to rip out hedges and drain wet areas to get more productive farm fields, now money is paid to flood areas and take fields out of production.
The most harmful item to the planet is the success of the human
The most harmful item to the planet is the success of the human
Our success will ultimately be our downfall.
Trouble is, in our usual selfish way, we'll take a lot of other species down with us.
I find the hypocrisy staggering, even more so that the majority will accept whatever they are told. Get rid of some of the nasty free range ruminants but import some nice ones. The published figures are Incredible
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Quite so, but I think it's the general media that need telling, not members of the SD!
Sir, my tongue was in my cheek. (Not ruminating though).
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