EPISODE · Mar 11, 2020 · 8 MIN
Hungry Animals Can Change How Badly a Landscape Burns
from Science, Spoken · host SpokenLayer
As California has descended into wildfire hell, with ever bigger blazes burning ever more intensely over the last few years, an unlikely firefighting hero has emerged: the goat. Officials in mountain cities in particular have been hiring herds to hoover up overgrown vegetation, creating fire breaks around the edges of towns. It’s what these ungulates—and their brethren the world over—are born to do. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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As California has descended into wildfire hell, with ever bigger blazes burning ever more intensely over the last few years, an unlikely firefighting hero has emerged: the goat. Officials in mountain cities in particular have been hiring herds to hoover up overgrown vegetation, creating fire breaks around the edges of towns. It’s what these ungulates—and their brethren the world over—are born to do.
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Hungry Animals Can Change How Badly a Landscape Burns
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