Cattle have been implicated in the eradication of native plants, the pollution of springs and streams, the denuding of cover for birds and mammals, the deforestation of hardwoods, and the monoculturing of grasslands.
Two sides to every story it seems. Not siding with an side here, I tend to go against the government, period! But something needs to be done and the people making money off of the land are not going to do it. If you don't want to read the whole article at least read the last page.

What ranchers have always wanted, and what extractive industries in general want, is private exploitation with costs paid by the public.