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 Area of southwestern deserts ~ 110 million acres Area of federal land in the deserts ~51 million ac Types of federal land open to grazing ~ National Forests, BLM lands, Wilderness, Wildlife refuges, National Parks, Military bases, National Monuments - everywhere... Estimated net proportion grazed by livestock ~ 85% Estimated number of livestock ~ 460,000 cows and 100,000 sheep Estimated annual loss to taxpayer of grazing program ~ $153 million Rank of livestock grazing as a cause of native species being listed as endangered in the southwestern deserts ~ 1 Percent of western native wildlife dependent on stream-side habitat ~ 75% Percent of western stream-side habitat damaged by livestock ~ 80% Numbers of coyotes, bobcats, wolves, pumas and prairie dogs killed by Federal agents to protect ranching, 1997 ~ 85,751 Percent of all US beef cattle feed from grazing on public lands ~ <3% Percent of all western employment from public lands ranching ~ 0.06% Cost to rancher of feeding one cow for one month on western federal land ~ $1.43 Cost to rancher of feeding one cow for one month on western private rangeland ~ $12.60 |
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 Predators: Mexican Gray Wolf Jaguar Peninsula Ranges Bighorn Sheep Birds: Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Mexican Spotted Owl Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Reptiles: Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard Desert Tortoise New Mexico Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake Fish: Desert pupfish Gila trout Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Gila Chub Loach minnow Spikedace Razorback sucker Invertebrates: Chiricahua Leopard frog Sacramento Mtns Checkerspot Butterfly Plants: Canelo Hills Ladies' Tresses Huachuca Water Umbel Peirson's Milkvetch 70 Arizona species negatively impacted or eliminated by livestock |
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