Re: MOLLY IVINS ON THE STATE OF IDAHO

[Ron Force <rforce@uidaho.edu>]

Robert Probasco wrote:

> Yeah, right, let's restore the ecosystem to the bison, who had the
> good sense to stay away from the streambeds...didn't they?

Uhhh...not to be pedantic, but I don't believe there ever were bison in
the Intermountain West.  That's why the native vegitation took such a
pounding from cattle grazing--it wasn't adapted to heavy continuous
browsing.
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