@boxerdc Said
First, there are no South American goat herders.
Second, the goats are South African.
Third, it's not costing 2 million dollars, it's costing $540 a day.
Fourth, it's proven to be an effective way to rid our nations parks of invasive weeds that crowd out native species.
Fifth, based on you getting those four things wrong in a link that only serves to show how partisan you are, I'll skip a reply to the rest of your post.
Partisan, eh. That gets thrown around easily. You've stated that you hold your opinions to the level of not being able to consider yourself in error. Not quite sure where that would put you in the partisan equation. In any case, see below.
Quotes from the news article:
Money for the project comes from $2 million federal stimulus grant for weed control in Benewah County. ** I never said it cost $2MM; I cited the story line, if you'd read more slowly.
Heyburn State Park is renting 540 goats from a Grangeville, Idaho, rancher to help control weeds along Plummer Creek. **The goats are a S. African breed, not from S. Africa. They're owned by an American rancher, at least.
On Tuesday, the goats were nibbling on knapweed, showing less interest in tansy. Two South American herders will drive the goats up and down the creek bottom over the next 10 days, until the herd grazes the weeds down to the ground
.** I think that says South American herders in that quote there. Maybe I don't process as well anymore, you'd know since your opinion is the only one valid.
How many state and federal parks are using this method. You're kidding me again, right?
Your merry partisan.