Most grazing animals spend their time in open pastures. But there is a movement to raise livestock in the forest to benefit animals and the environment. If you see a cow out grazing in the Midwest ...

of allowing over-grazing in the forest. The residents said KFS was allowing in more many animals than forestry regulations allow. They claimed the animals were destroying tree seedlings planted ...

Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service announced their federal grazing fees for 2025. BLM lands will cost $1.35 per animal unit month ...

The Forest Service also uses livestock grazing to control wildfire fuel, a method that last year accounted for about 12 percent of all fuel treatments and rivaled the acres of trees ...

Both the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management evaluate allotments annually to determine the impact of previous grazing seasons and to decide how many animals each one can support.

Kim Keating / USGS Bighorn sheep and domestic sheep love to hang out and get nose-to-nose with each other. That’s a problem. Domestic sheep can carry a pathogen that’s highly contagious, and ...

“We’re thrilled the Forest Service rejected this ill-conceived proposal to allow cattle grazing on these public lands. It would’ve put rare animals at risk, polluted clean mountain streams and harmed ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audubon sued the U.S. Forest Service today to challenge policies that protect cattle grazing at the expense of endangered species and ...

"Each animal death is a great loss to its owner and the forest, as the livestock have a crucial role to play in sustaining its rare habitats through their grazing." Ponies, pigs, cattle and ...