[livestock on public lands] "Arizona Game & Fish Department Helping Wildlife That Go Moo" by Jeffrey D. Burgess [more]


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[another superb "background info" article -- comprehensive and detailed ] -- from "Jeffrey D. Burgess"... 

 "Arizona Game & Fish Department Helping Wildlife That Go Moo..."  (see below, for an excerpt)

Apr 20, 2020
-- excerpt...

"The money raised from the annual Arizona Big Game Super Raffle of hunt permit-tags -- donated to hunting groups by the Arizona Game & Fish Commission -- is required by law to be used for wildlife habitat improvements.

But some of the money is being spent to subsidize ranchers -- who are permitted to graze cattle on public land -- managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) -- where most of the state’s wildlife habitat is located...."

cattle with deer antlers
Wildlife that go moo. (Image design: Mark Rizzardi)

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