How they do it.
In this 15-minute audio presentation, Mike Hudak explains how ranchers use politicians to intimidate land managers from the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management into providing rancher-friendly livestock management that is often detrimental to wildlife. Hudak cites passages from his book Western Turf Wars: The Politics of Public Lands Ranching that illuminate the topic.
Mike Hudak’s Podcast: Politics Trumps Science in Rangeland Management
Cow flop, beer cans, and cheatgrass. © Ken Cole (click for larger view)
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