Livestock might be one solution to California's wildfire problems. The animals can get into narrow canyons that mowers can't reach.
Corrections & Clarifications: A prior version of this story misstated the breed of the goats. They're South African Boer goats.
Gonzales is one of a hodgepodge of goat and sheep herd owners around the state offering their services for brush control. This year, they say they have been swamped with requests after an unusually rainy winter resulted in a lush new growth of brush. That's because those moist, brilliant green hillsides could turn deadly when fire season begins in a few months as temperatures rise and the brush turns brown, tinder-dry and highly flammable.
Story continuesThey're"another tool in the toolbox" of fire prevention, said Scott McLean, spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection."It has its little niche, and that’s a good thing," he said. Related: In push to be 'energy dominant,' Trump puts squeeze on polar bears, whales and sage grouse, critics say
At one point, the fire lay siege to a 1,226-home development called Morrison Ranch Estates in Agoura Hills, where Canady's goats had cleared a fire line. As hoped, the flames came to halt when they hit the line, though flying embers destroyed two homes and damaged a third. The incident blew over, however, once the man was compensated. Now, after the fire,"goats are the heroes," Gerstel said.
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