Rotational Grazing Supports Coexistence of the Endangered Pygmy Bluetongue and Livestock on a Productive Agricultural Property
Kimberley H Michael, Patrick Michael, Ryan Baring, Michael G Gardner · 2025
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Kimberley Michael and co-authors show that rotating livestock can help an endangered lizard, in a 2025 study. The pygmy bluetongue is a small, threatened Australian skink. Farm grasslands could shelter it if grazing is managed well. The team compared three regimes on one working farm: fixed stocking, rotational grazing, and no grazing.
New fences split an old paddock so part could rotate stock while the owner kept production goals. Plant cover grew in both the rested and rotated areas. Lizards responded well to the thicker cover. Rotational grazing thus helped the lizard without obvious cost to the farm. The authors argue the gains can run both ways, for income and for wildlife alike.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kimberley H Michael, Patrick Michael, Ryan Baring, Michael G Gardner |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |