MongabayJun 20, 2024

Commercial cattle ranching is banned on Indigenous territories in Brazil, but a yearlong Mongabay investigation reveals that large plots in the Arariboia Indigenous Territory have been used for ranching amid a record-high number of killings of the region’s Indigenous Guajajara inhabitants.

By Karla Mendes
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/revealed-illegal-cattle-boom-in-arariboia-territory-in-deadliest-year-for-indigenous-guajajara/

#News #Conservation #Environment #Brazil #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousRights #Deforestation #CattleRanching

Revealed: Illegal cattle boom in Arariboia territory in deadliest year for Indigenous Guajajara

A year-long Mongabay investigation tracked several dozen illegal or suspicious activities in and around Araroibia in the last few years, including logging, deforestation and cattle ranching, and found a clear rise in environmental crimes in the region in mid-2023, the deadliest year for Indigenous people in Arariboia since 2016.

Mongabay Environmental News
Houston Public MediaMay 15, 2024

A Texas rancher known as the "Cattle Guy" on TikTok is suing the federal government over a new law that could ban the social media platform in the U.S.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/technology/2024/05/15/487532/this-texas-cattle-rancher-is-suing-the-u-s-government-after-a-new-law-that-could-ban-tiktok/

#Court #National #News #PopCulture #Technology #CattleRanching #FederalLawsuit #TikTok #TikTokBan

Texas cattle rancher suing U.S. government over new law that could ban TikTok

Brian Firebaugh, the owner of a ranch near Waco, is one of eight TikTok creators that are part of a federal lawsuit filed after President Joe Biden signed a law last month that bans TikTok in the U.S. unless it's sold within a year.

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TryCatchDebug.netJan 12, 2024
https://trycatchdebug.net/news/1099343/zuckerberg-s-beer-fed-cattle-project?utm_source=mastodon #MarkZuckerberg #cattleranching #beer-fed #Hawaii #sustainability
Facebook's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has recently shared on his Instagram account that he has started a new cattle ranching project on his property in Kauai, Hawaii. The millionaire plans to produce high-quality meat by feeding the cows a diet based on local craft beer and macadamia nuts. Zuckerberg's new project aims to create one of
Mark Zuckerberg's New Beer-Fed Cattle Ranching Project

Facebook's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has recently shared on his Instagram account that he has started a new cattle ranching project on his property in Kauai, Hawaii. The millionaire plans to produce high-quality meat by feeding the cows a diet based on local craft beer and macadamia nuts. Zuckerberg's new project aims to create one of the best meats in the world, using a 'Premium local' feeding method. The use of beer in the cattle's diet provides a higher level of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, and minerals, enhancing the flavor and texture of the meat. The project is under development in Zuckerberg's controversial ranch in Hawaii, which has been widely criticized for its large concentration of land near his residence. Although Zuckerberg's new cattle ranching project may contribute to a reduction in CO2 emissions, the United Nations has pointed out that a more significant sacrifice is needed: reducing global meat consumption. The exploitation of cattle generates contaminating resources, and their industrial exploitation generates a large amount of methane and other contaminating derivatives from their excrement, which can contaminate aquifers. Bill Gates has promoted different projects aimed at reducing the environmental impact of cattle farming. Some of these projects are based on changing the cattle's diet to seaweed, which has been shown to reduce methane emissions by up to 98%. Zuckerberg's cattle ranching project, while seemingly more sustainable, still faces challenges in terms of resources and emissions.

anna_lillith πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸŒ±πŸ–Oct 14, 2023

PLEDGE FOR UNCONTACTED TRIBES

There are more than 100 #UncontactedTribes around the world, and they’re the most vulnerable peoples on Earth.

They avoid contact with outsiders, and are the #guardians of the most #biodiverse places on the planet. If their lands are protected they not only survive, but #thrive.

But around the world their lands are being invaded and stolen – for #CattleRanching, #logging, #OilDrilling and #mining –

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Of Bookish ThingsAug 20, 2023

Here is something that won't be taught in Florida schools:
Ancient DNA Reveals African Roots of American Cattle

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But researchers have reason to suspect the version of events gleaned from historical records was incomplete. In 1518, Emperor Charles V passed an edict making it legal to transport enslaved people directly from their homelands to the Americas, a practice which commenced less than three years later. In the ensuing decades, enslaved Africans would play a vital β€” and often unrecognized β€” role in the development of cattle ranching.

β€œThe earliest ranchers in Mexico were nearly all of African ancestry,” Delsol said. β€œWe know that people like the Fulani in West Africa formed herder societies, in which they lived in what could be described as a symbiosis with cattle. Both these lines of evidence made us think there was a strong possibility that the Spanish brought cattle from the same region as the people they enslaved.”

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#Florida #FloridaSchools #FloridaEducationPolicy #History #CattleRanching #AfricanCattleRanching #NorthAmericanHistory #BlackHistory #Cattle #Ranching #MexicanHistory #CaribbeanHistory #AmericanHistory
#AncientDNA #AfricanRoots #AmericanCattle

https://scitechdaily.com/ancient-dna-reveals-african-roots-of-american-cattle/

Ancient DNA Reveals African Roots of American Cattle

While many associate cattle with iconic American imagery such as cowboys, cattle drives, and vast ranches, these animals were not native to the American continents. It was the Spanish who introduced cattle to America, transporting them from Europe via the Canary Islands. Recent research examining

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