overgrazing

Examples of overgrazing in the following topics:

• The End of the Open Range

  • The open range came to an end due to the overgrazing of cattle.
  • The invention of barbed wire allowed cattle to be confined to designated areas to prevent overgrazing of the range.
  • In the north, overgrazing stressed the open range, leading to insufficient winter forage for the cattle and starvation.
  • The end of the open range was not brought about by a reduction in land due to crop farming, but by overgrazing.

• Ranchers, Cowboys, and Cattle

  • In the north, overgrazing stressed the open range, leading to insufficient winter forage for the cattle and starvation.
  • The end of the open range was not brought about by a reduction in land due to crop farming, but by overgrazing.

• "Market Failure" and Property Rights

  • Since everyone has the same incentive every one takes more animals to graze and eventually the commons is overgrazed and every one loses.