With the pressures of growing human and cattle population, forests have undergone degradation and fragmentation due to the illicit removal of wood and grazing by cattle, sheep and goats. The livestock consume grass as well as young regenerated plants of many palatable and fodder species. Regeneration of non-palatable species is also trampled and damaged. Graziers lop the trees and bring down twigs, branches and fruits of palatable species for their livestock, which damages plants and hamper their reproduction. Fire is also put in the forests for new flush of grass, which are relished by the livestock. In turn, the ground fire damages young regeneration and crown fire can char the standing...
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