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Many of those dry areas could not sustain a larger population of cattle/goats/etc. They are already having trouble with the current population. In most cases, c
by Tagbert 5y ago
Many of those dry areas could not sustain a larger population of cattle/goats/etc. They are already having trouble with the current population. In most cases, cattle need additional water to survive in the drier areas.
- rsj_hn 5y agoHalf of the US is an arid climate which can and has historically sustained hundreds of millions of Buffalo and other cattle. The reason farmers use corn and require irrigation to concentrate herds in one place is not because there is no water but because the beef tastes better and can be raised more cheaply than with less water intensive mechanisms.