California ranches where cattle and wildlife coexist
Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 02:30
in Earth & Climate
Nature Conservancy led the effort to preserve ranching as well as wildlife on a 31,900-acre corridor by acquiring two ranches and development rights to a third.CALIENTE, Calif. — A new land ethic is taking root on 31,900 acres north of Los Angeles managed by an alliance of environmentalists and cattlemen who want to preserve ranching as a way of life while also protecting mountain lions, black bears, golden eagles and other wildlife.