Ranchers crying fowl
Posted Dec 23, 2013 7:24 am.
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Ranchers near a small Alberta town are crying fowl after finding out they lost a property rights fight.
The grazing land in question is home to a bird whose population is in steep decline.
It’s estimated there are only hundreds of Prairie Sage Grouse left in the province so the Federal Government is stepping near Manyberries south of Medicine Hat.
The National Post reports some farmers are upset they now have to ask permission to put up fences on their land and worry more changes could be on their way.
About 1,700 km’s have been set up for protection of the species.
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