The herd is part of a three-year trial and if the results are good, it could open the door to a wider application of this traditional-meets-modern solution to wildfire prevention. 🐐🔥
“The heathland was essentially created and managed by traditional grazing practices and because a lot of them have been abandoned in suburban areas, they've become overgrown and fire hazards,” says Carolan., aims to determine the conservation grazing capacity of the goats and the cost-effectiveness of this eco-friendly method of wildfire prevention.“If there are firebreaks that are well maintained, the fire service will be able to control the fires relatively easily,” explains Carolan.
“They can do a lot of trashing with their horns and dominate the more mature bushes,” explains Melissa Jeuken, the project’s full-time goat herd.
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