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Welfare ranching
the subsidized destruction of the American West
By Wuerthner, George & Matteson, Mollie Yoneko
- ISBN
- 978-1-55963-942-2
- Publisher
- Washington [D.C.] : Island Press, c2002.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 12, 2002
Whereas the effects of urban sprawl and clear-cut logging are readily apparent, the far-reaching and devastating consequences of large-scale livestock production are less obvious to the untrained eye. In this excellent overview of the ecological and economic consequences of ranching in the arid Western United States, natural historian and photographer Wuerthner and environmental activist Matteson present a collection of impassioned essays by scientists, conservationist...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
