California deploys 400 goats and sheep as ‘firefighters’ to hunt down an invasive weed that’s causing wildfires and threatening local ecosystems World News
As California prepares for another intense wildfire season, an unlikely team of firefighters has taken to the fields northeast of Fresno. About 400 goats and sheep were deployed to graze on 180 acres covered in yellow star thistle, an invasive plant that not only crowds out native vegetation but also produces drying fuel that exacerbates … Read more