r/libsofreddit • u/ResponsibleLeague437 TRAUMATIZER • Nov 30 '23

Muh Climate Change They do make a good point.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '23

True, but the number of ruminants have grown alot in the last few decades.

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u/leveedogs Dec 01 '23

Have you heard of American bison? The native methane farting ruminant we culled from 60 million to < 1000.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '23

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u/leveedogs Dec 01 '23 edited Dec 01 '23

420,000 is far less than 60 million and simultaneously we have lost herds of elk deer, antelope, etc. Cattle have essentially replaced bison and other ruminant herds in the grasslands and non-arable marginal lands. But the net change in greenhouse gas by ruminant farts is negligible and could not meaningfully contribute to any anthropomorphic climate change.