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OT - cattle grazing in the alps 18-Jan-2011 At 4:33:23 PM billk
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On 18/01/2011 hangdog wrote:
>Is it the FREE part that bothers you most or do the beardy dreadlocked
>types have a mortgage on free stuff.
>

I think national parks should be there for the quiet enjoyment of all of us, along with the preservation of natural ecosystems. I think that means seeing national parks as more than just an economic resource.

>If they have been there for seventy years then is it possible that some
>parts of the environment that you feel entitled to is like that as a result
>of grazing. Oh i remember before the cattle grazed it was so different......
>Oh hang on i wasnt born then.
>

While grazing was still going on in Victoria, there was the comparison with NSW alpine parks, where there was no grazing. The two ecosystems looked quite different in parts. After grazing ended in Victoria, there were documented changes in alpine environments, which can be summarized as increasing biodiversity and increasing numbers of formerly rare plants.

BTW: You have hit the nail on the head with the word "entitlement," only we appear to be on opposite sides on who is overstepping the mark in claiming theirs.

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