How do animals cause soil erosion?

Animals can cause soil erosion only in the case of overgrazing, be it in the wild or fenced pasture. Ans only if wind or water transports the exposed soil. In the wild, only extreme drought conditions will result in overgrazing; otherwise the animals naturally migrate to greener pastures. read more

Animals grazing along eat up a large amount of vegetation and plantation which leads to erosion. Muskrat is an animal known to burrow holes near the banks of rivers and in the process makes the river banks weaker. Cattle grazing around also cause considerable damage and erosion. Plants are pulled away while eating and in the process a lot of soil also gets loosened which causes erosion. read more