There are a lot of people who say cows are one of the biggest environmental problems in the west — and they’re making life harder for the Greater Sage-Grouse. But for many in sagebrush country, cows symbolize a way of life that is under attack. Merrill Beyeler, a rancher in Idaho who grazes his cows in sage-grouse country, is finding ways to make it work for the herd and the birds.

This episode contains brief, explicit language at 6:52.