DoomsdaysCW

Friggin' #colonizers! The #Bison belong here! #Crapitalists do not!!!

https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-permits/

#GoToMars! #CorporateColonialism

BLM Says American Prairie’s Bison Can No Longer Graze on Public Lands

The U.S. Department of the Interior has decided to revoke American Prairie's bison grazing permits on BLM land in Montana.

Outdoor Life
Jan 24 at 3:01pmWeb
Show threadSteve Moore Jan 24

@DoomsdaysCW

"The (grazing) system has evolved into a subsidy program for ranchers.
Ranching is consolidated in the hands of some of the wealthiest Americans.
The #Trump administration is supercharging the system, including by further increasing subsidies.
The administration is loosening already lax oversight.
The system allows widespread environmental harm in the West.”

https://www.hcn.org/articles/6-takeaways-from-our-public-lands-grazing-investigation/

6 takeaways from our public-lands grazing investigation

Subsidies prop up ranching, grazing degrades the land and politics underpin the system.

High Country News
Show threadjackcoleJan 24

@DoomsdaysCW But friends of #Trump may safely graze on public land at deep discount.
Under Trump, the federal government leases grazing land to its rancher cronies at a regular 93% discount over market value.

https://www.propublica.org/article/grazing-public-lands-investigation-takeaways

The Biggest Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Grazing on Public Lands

Livestock grazing is allowed across 240 million acres of federal land. Our investigation revealed the subsidies propping up ranching, its impact on the environment and the politics underpinning the system.

ProPublica