The Mayor's Office of the Portuguese village of Vila Nova de Poyaris has hired a herd of local goats to monitor the nearby fire-prone forest area.
From spring to late autumn, shepherds will graze "
Goats happily eat not only grass, but also the branches and leaves of shrubs. Namely, a forest fire spreads most easily through shrubs: as a rule, in the summer they are already quite dry, unlike trees.
In addition, shrubs usually have better oxygen access than grass..
The task of the goats will be to " They will "
This use of small ungulates was recently described by Spanish scientists. They found that goat and sheep breeds, traditional for one of the mountainous regions of Spain, can prevent forest fires, and suggested an optimal grazing scheme for livestock in mountain pastures.. In the spring they propose to send goats and sheep there so that they "