User:Otter2000/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Rangeland management - Wikipedia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

The main reason why I selected this article to evaluate is because I have never really heard of rangeland management through my education, and it sounds interesting to learn more about. It is important because it benefits the economy, like we have discussed in class, by conserving rangelands for the betterment of biodiversity which serves a dual purpose in the environment and to humans as well. My preliminary thought about the article is that it seems lacking in information for the number of sources provided for the article, but other than that it is interesting to read about.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The one issue I have with the content of the article is the last section describing education and employment options for rangeland management. I feel as if it distracted me and was an unnecessary piece of the article. There, it lists the universities to study this field of science at and the jobs to acquire thereafter and I feel that it took away from the article. Another content component that feels out of place is the small information about Australia under the modern application section. I feel that the information provided is minimal and adds no value to that section of the paper. The tone of the paper does seem unbiased throughout the article, but it does seem to waiver slightly when the author discusses pastoralism. The sources provide unbiased information at each of the facts presented throughout the article, but the references section fails to include links to all of the sources listed.