Scientists Call to End Cattle Grazing on Federal Land, Replace with Wolves & Beavers

A group of scientists is calling to replace cattle in the American West with wolves and beavers in order to rehabilitate the landscape.

A group of scientists is calling to replace cattle in the American West with wolves and beavers in order to rehabilitate the landscape.

Published in BioScience journal this month in response to President Biden’s “30×30” executive order, “Rewilding the American West” is a two-part action plan: Stop grazing on federal land, and reintroduce gray wolves and beavers. The team behind the paper is made up of 20 scientists led by Oregon State University’s Department of Forestry.