Cows fart too much and clog up the ozone
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They also dont understand biomes (ironically enough). Here in Kansas, we have the last of the Tallgrass Prairie that exist in any sort of major quantity. The prairie used to extend all the way up to Illinois from Colorado, but almost all of it has either turned into forest because of well-meaning people wanting to let trees grow, and more often because it has been plowed under for farmland.
Meanwhile, our soil was too tough and rocky to plow with old iron plows, and by the time steel plows came conservation efforts were already underway to protect it. So what did we do with it instead? Cattle. Lots of Cattle. And it turns out, domestic cattle and the bison before them have very similar grazing patterns. So parts of the prairie that had been falling into disrepair sprang back into life as the cattle took their place in the circle of life.
Whenever I try to explain that to the eco-nuts, they look at me like I am speaking Greek, because they can not comprehend it.
They don't understand anything, they only pay lip service to the environment.
Anytime you cut down a bunch of trees they go 'You're destroying the environment!' Not knowing by doing that, your letting sunlight in for new plant to grow. Same with cattle management and hunting, there are an abundance of Deer in the UK because centuries ago they hunted all the wolves and bears, best solution, hunting licences and more venison meals.
I saw a video a little while ago how introducing wolves back into an ecosystem kept the deer population in check, which had a positive cascade effect. Fewer deer meant more plants could grow, increasing the diversity of animal life. It even improved the rivers, as the increased vegetation on the banks lessened soil erosion.
Sure, but then you have fucking wolves in your ecosystem.
(podcast clip wherein Sargon brags about how safe the UK wilderness is, and provides a history lesson on the dangers of wolves)
It's mixed, in America I think they reintroduced wolves into certain parts and it seems to work, but there's factors in that:
America is a large place
There are still larger predator animals around
They are talking about doing the same in the UK where I think there are 12 wolves in Scotland but it will probably not work as well, will incur wolf attacks on people and backlash. Just allowing more hunting licences and organising seasons is probably a better course of action.
Its the same with Louisiana. The Barataria Terrebonne Estuary is one of the most important source of seafood in America, and probably one of the only things keep the cheap chinese farm shit from overtaking the entire market. Every year it keeps eroding more and more into the Gulf because Hurricanes and tide are brutal, while mega corporations tear it apart for more abusive industry (hey BP, still waiting on you to finish cleaning up your mess!).
But the most we get is "lul, retarded rednecks built their homes under sea level, let em drown (except the negroes, we'd never say something mean about them)."