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California Dispatches Goats to Eat Brush, Prevent Wildfires

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday May 08 2019, @12:56PM   Printer-friendly
from the do-they-get-to-run-the-siren? dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

California firefighters are enlisting help from some unusual allies to prevent more deadly wildfires from ripping across the state -- goats.

The Ventura County Fire Department is releasing hundreds of goats next week north of Los Angeles to eat dead brush that could become fuel for a fires.

"They'll eat until we like the way the landscape looks, and then we move them to another area," Captain Ken VanWig, who oversees the department's vegetation management program, said in an interview. "They're very effective."

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  • (Score: 2) by EvilSS on Wednesday May 08 2019, @07:31PM

    by EvilSS (1456) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday May 08 2019, @07:31PM (#840950)
    I've seen the military use them on base to keep grass along airfields "mowed". There was a company not long ago renting them out to clear out brush and poison ivy in particular. They would come over, setup a temporary fence, and let them loose to munch away.
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