Uncontrolled livestock grazing is destroying streamside habitats that are critical to endangered plants and animals in Arizona and New Mexico, a new report has found.
Half of roughly 2,400 miles surveyed since 2017 showed significant harm to such spots, while 13 percent of the areas incurred moderate damage, according to the report released Wednesday by the Center for Biological Diversity.
Only 14 percent of the places surveyed demonstrated no damage at all, per the report…