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But... who raises giraffes, other than zoos, nature parks and game reserves? And okapi? Rhinos? All the other wild animals mentioned here? These are rhetorical questions - don't answer them here, but either provide a source when writing about unorthodox things like this, or just don't add them. (Sources need to show not just that someone does raise giraffes or gerenuk for meat, but it needs to back up the claims made - if you're saying that these can be good choices, show why - does it have a lower environmental footprint? Do the animals have a different impact on native grasses? Details, facts!) | But... who raises giraffes, other than zoos, nature parks and game reserves? And okapi? Rhinos? All the other wild animals mentioned here? These are rhetorical questions - don't answer them here, but either provide a source when writing about unorthodox things like this, or just don't add them. (Sources need to show not just that someone does raise giraffes or gerenuk for meat, but it needs to back up the claims made - if you're saying that these can be good choices, show why - does it have a lower environmental footprint? Do the animals have a different impact on native grasses? Details, facts!) | ||
:: I guess the most important issue I focused on for this is their diet, ie they indeed consume grasses. For protecting the natural vegetation (grasses), we need to keep the grazers intact, as the local ecosystem needs to remain operational (we hence also need predators too, although these are a bit less important than the grazers). Re the lower environmental footprint: that depends, I think the biggest issue here is whether the cows are fed with grain, soy, ... or simply grass. Another major difference would be whether the cow is eaten (meat) or whether the milk is drunk. In the latter case (milk + fed on grass), I doubt the effect in regards to greenhouse gas emissions will be lower. However, protecting the environment is more than just reducing GhG emissions, it also means protecting natural environments, an in this regard, raising native animals is a better option. | |||
:: I guess the most important issue I focused on for this is their diet, ie they indeed consume grasses. For protecting the natural vegetation (grasses), we need to keep the grazers intact, as the local ecosystem needs to remain operational (we hence also need predators too, although these are a bit less important than the grazers). Re the lower environmental footprint: that depends, I think the biggest issue here is whether the cows are fed with grain, soy, ... or simply grass. Another major difference would be whether the cow is eaten (meat) or whether the milk is drunk. In the latter case (milk + fed on grass), I doubt the effect in regards to greenhouse gas emissions will be lower. However, protecting the environment is more than just reducing GhG emissions, it also means protecting natural environments, an in this regard, raising native animals is a better option. | |||
And stop implying that native is ''necessarily'' the suitable or appropriate choice, without considering the whole context. We have discussed this, but the article still assumes this, and it is not demonstrated, and there is not even a case made for this assumption. | And stop implying that native is ''necessarily'' the suitable or appropriate choice, without considering the whole context. We have discussed this, but the article still assumes this, and it is not demonstrated, and there is not even a case made for this assumption. | ||