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This article is more talking about some semi-wild creatures bringing havoc to a coastal area than mega farms conveniently out of site. The Spanish imported live
by boomboomsubban 4y ago
This article is more talking about some semi-wild creatures bringing havoc to a coastal area than mega farms conveniently out of site. The Spanish imported livestock, left them out to graze, their population exploded leading to overgrazing that caused erosion.
Yeah, humans are ultimately responsible, but not really for the reasons you listed.
- myshpa 4y agoThere may have been semi-wild creatures 150 years ago. That btw doesn't mean they were not farmed, or does it? Are there cow herds running free still there? If not, why is not the marine ecosystem regenerating? If the problem persists, what's the problem now? Maybe those mega farms and associated runoff?
- boomboomsubban 4y agoI believe the livestock grew far past what was planned/usable. The cows are gone, but it's not like we've left the vegetation alone for centuries to let it reach it's previous levels, and it's not like the marine life can spontaneously reappear after being wiped out. It's hard to restore a destroyed ecosystem.