But by 2007, cattle grazing in the area had been abandoned and the forest began to come back.

不过在2007年之前，放牧已经在该区域被禁止，所以森林开始有了恢复的迹象。

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The National Forest Service, from which many ranchers rent grazing land, may require them to graze fewer cattle, in order to encourage native grasses and wildlife.

ECONOMIST: Can the rules be bent just enough to keep them alive?