When it comes to wildfire control, you've gotta love goats.
Machines may be cheaper at clearing open spaces by tilling flammable weeds — and all their seeds — into the ground, but they're also noisy and polluting, damaging soil structure and the beneficial bugs and organisms that dwell underground.
Goats, on the other hand, are relatively quiet — save the occasional bleating and bell tinkling — and can easily access steep hills and canyons that machines would not be able to manage, said Cris Sarabia, conservation director of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy.
