Sentences with phrase «for vast herds»

Over on the Pacific side we explore lagoons famed for vast herds of breeding gray whales, some friendly enough to be petted!

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He said, «The law as presently enacted and implemented is tremendously harsh to Fulani herdsmen because herdsmen who are dominantly indigenes of Benue State will not encounter the challenges of acquiring vast open land for their herds and whereas such privileges are not open to Fulani herdsmen.»

Horner is best known for finding large skeletons, nesting colonies, and vast bone beds where herds of dinosaurs died, and his dig here has turned up a number of outstanding specimens, including eight Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, one of which is the largest in the world.

In a region already pressed for water, the droughts have already helped spark a new migration in a vast region where people until now have lived the same way for centuries, moving herds from place to place and living in tents.

Like much of the West, the vast majority of the water here is used for irrigation, sustaining the hay and alfalfa needed to see Wyoming's cattle herds through harsh winters.

A drover was described as a licensed individual of outstanding character, responsible for taking vast herds of animals numbering from in the hundreds to the thousands — cattle, sheep, pigs, turkeys and geese — to market, and collecting money for the owners of the animals.

Within 53 years of Dutch colonisation in Southern Africa and the origins of the wagon - trekking boers later known as Afrikaners, who converted vast stretches of wild veld into farmland, hunted for meat and defended their cattle herds, staff, and homesteads from lion, the Europeans were using these local dogs themselves.

The vast majority of American Pit Bull Terriers were used for herding, hunting or guardian purposes, but most were bred and kept primarily as companions.

Vast picture windows leading on to spacious wooden decks afford breathtaking panoramic views of the Addo plains — ideal for watching herds of animals, including buck, elephant and buffalo as they come to graze at sunrise.

From kayaking through vast fjords to herding reindeer and searching for rare eagles, the vast open spaces of Norway, Denmark and Sweden offer experiences unlike anywhere else in the world.

The vast herds and endless plains of Serengeti National Park deserve their reputation as a world - class place for wildlife watching.

Mauer, who worked on the North Slope for the Fish and Wildlife Service for more than two decades, describes his first exposure to a vast migrating caribou herd, which reminded him of early accounts from bison country.

Adaptive multi-paddock grazing (AMP) is considered one of the most regenerative systems for grazing livestock, in which the animals are managed to mimic the constantly moving, vast herds of wild herbivores that once grazed the prairies.

In an area well known for abundant turkey populations and large deer herds... Given the vast Homochitto National Forest (over 190,000 acres) that surrounds the area.