Cows on the Planet

Are grazing cows harming ecosystems?

Episode Summary

Join Tom Lynch-Staunton of the Nature Conservancy of Canada as he discusses how cattle grazing affects endangered species and biodiversity in general.

Episode Notes

Citation

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Carlyle, C. N. (n.d.). THE BENEFITS OF CATTLE FOR CARBON STORAGE AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIE. 23.

Editorial: Cattle and Conservation Biology—Another View. (2021). 4.

Pogue, S. J., Kröbel, R., Janzen, H. H., Alemu, A. W., Beauchemin, K. A., Little, S., Iravani, M., de Souza, D. M., & McAllister, T. A. (2020). A social-ecological systems approach for the assessment of ecosystem services from beef production in the Canadian prairie. Ecosystem Services, 45, 101172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101172