Sentences with phrase «driven by cattle»

Illegal and legal deforestation, driven by cattle ranching, soy production for livestock feed and logging for timber and charcoal, continues to be a significant problem in Brazil today.

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Wild animals are being displaced by domestic cattle, and their habitats changed mostly to the disadvantage of the wildlife, which sometimes is driven to extinction.

We drove back the by the fields planted in corn, nopal cactus and agave that we had passed, found the irrigation canal, and followed it until it ended near a small communal cattle watering hole.

He said perceptions from some quarters that Elders» resurgence had mainly been driven by strong cattle prices benefiting the whole industry was incorrect, as 75 per cent of the improvements over the 2014 - 2017 rebuild period stemmed from a strategy rethink and efficiency gains.

The uptake of pain relief in the cattle industry is being driven by a genuine concern for livestock says vet Andrew Marland.

Males will vary their fruit diet on occasion by driving their hardened, fruit - piercing mouthparts into mammals, such as cattle, tapirs and even elephants and humans, for a drink of fresh blood.

From its gorgeous photography of the wide - open prairie — across which actor - director Costner and Robert Duvall drive cattle as some of the last «freegrazers» of the cowboy era — to their brutal, wide - ranging, Peckinpah - worthy climactic shootout in a dusty town run by an iron - fisted rancher (Michael Gambon), this is some of Costner's best work in front of or behind the camera.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening Thanksgiving 2008 BIG BUDGET FILMS Australia (PG - 13 for violence, sensuality and profanity) Romance drama, set at the dawn of WWII just before the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese, chronicles the love relationship which blossoms between a genteel heiress (Nicole Kidman) and the rough - hewn rancher (Hugh Jackman) who helps her drive a herd of 2,000 head of cattle to market across hundreds of miles of unforgiving terrain.

1932 Tatra Type 57 — Zoe Harrison tells the intriguing story of the car that came here from Austria in the 1970s / 1911 Albion 16hp — The tale of this Scottish expatriate now enjoying an active life in Australia is told by Dennis Harrison / Ice and Snow Rally 1991 — Malcolm Elder explains what it is like to take part in the Rallye Neige et Glace in the French Alps / Early 20s Fox light car — The story of this Anglo - German enterprise is uncovered by Michael Worthington - Williams / Another Golden Age of Motoring — Brian A Meulbrouck argues that the period following WW2 should be considered worthy of this accolade / 1928 Alvis 12/50 — The Editor enjoys his excursion this month in this sporting open tourer / Epps Bros. coachbuilders — The history of the London - based family firm is recalled for us by James Taylor / 1924 Turcat - Mery SG limousine — In the second part of his article Finbarr Corry writes about his impressions of driving a 1924 limousine / 1930s «graveyard» — Ray Cattle pictures a sad collection of thirties cars left in the open to rot.

In The Best Man by Maggie Osborne (Warner, $ 5.50, 0446605271), three spoiled, contentious girls start on the cattle drive to Abilene.

Still, there is considerable traffic generated by the active petroleum, agriculture, and cattle ranching industries, and plenty of people driving to schools, commuting to work, or heading out for weekend getaways.

The Rottweiler is a breed that descended from a mastiff - like dog brought to Germany by the Romans for cattle driving purposes.

Over time, Bullenbeissers lost their jobs on estates and began to be used by farmers and butchers to guard and drive cattle.

From its ancestor's beginnings as a cattle driving dog and puller of carts the breed has been developed for use in a wide range of activities by modern man including service dogs, therapy animals, top - ranked obedience, tracking, and other performance dogs including use as search and rescue dogs across the country (even the World Trade Center recovery site).

By the middle of the 19th century, these dogs were used mainly to drive cattle and sheep to market.

It was originally bred to assist on farms by helping drive cattle to market and guard property.

Traditionally used for driving cattle along by nipping at their heels — hence the name!

We drive through flooding downpours, a dust storm, a grassfire set by CG (cloud - to - ground) lightning, cattle herds, and tumbleweed attack.

Day Three — Travel to William Creek and visit Lake Eyre North, access by a four wheel drive track through the vast Anna Creek Station, the largest cattle station in the world (the size of Belgium) to a real wilderness area around this vast salt lake.

Day Three — Travel to William Creek and visit Lake Eyre North, access by a four wheel drive vehicle track through the vast Anna Creek Station, the largest cattle station in the world (the size of Belgium) to a real wilderness area around this vast salt lake.

Hot air ballooning, horseback riding, group cattle drives, desert jeep rides and gold - panning mountain excursions off - site can be arranged by the concierge.

It turns out that the bulk of tropical deforestation is currently driven by just four commodities: beef cattle, soybeans, palm oil, and wood products.

While only a fraction of this cultivation currently occurs in the Amazon rainforest, production in neighboring areas like the cerrado grassland helps drive deforestation by displacing small farmers and cattle producers, who then clear rainforest land for subsistence agriculture and pasture.

A run up in land prices, driven by surging soy and cattle production in the region, combined with a lackadaisical response from law enforcement authorities are blamed for the incursions.

* It is still illegal for anyone to wear armour to Parliament, (Royal Prerogative 1279) * Hanging washing in the street, beating a carpet and flying a kite are set out in the Town Police Clauses Act, 1847, (chapter 89, section 28) as punishable by a # 1,000 fine * The Licensing Act of 1872 states that it is illegal to be drunk in charge of a cow, horse or steam engine * You can't fire a cannon close to a dwelling house (Metropolitan Police Act 1839) * You can't bet or gamble in the library reading room (Library Offences Act 1898) * You can't use any slide upon ice or snow (Town Police Clauses Act 1847) * You can't drive cattle through the streets of London (Metropolitan Streets Act 1867)

Still, there is considerable traffic generated by the active petroleum, agriculture, and cattle ranching industries, and plenty of people driving to schools, commuting to work, or heading out for weekend getaways.