The Ecologist Magazine

The Ecologist Magazine: Is there an alternative to this silent massacre?

Posted by kath lowrie on Apr 20, 2013 in Conservacion Patagonica, Conservation, The Ecologist Magazine | 0 comments

British Adventure Ecologists Katharine and David Lowrie ask whether there is an alternative to this silent massacre…… Two thousand and eight hundred miles; the equivalent of running between Lands End and John O’Groats three times! This is the distance my husband and I have now run through the continent of South America. And nearly every step of the way has been alongside wire fences; enclosing the sheep, cattle and goats that graze vast tracks of Chile’s and Argentina’s woodlands, grasslands and savannas. Before starting our 5000mileproject expedition to run the length of...