overgrazing
(noun)
Excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged.
Examples of overgrazing in the following topics:
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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.
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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.
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"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.