Chile's firefighting goats protect a native forest from deadly blazes

Chile’s firefighting goats protect a native forest from deadly blazes

In the southern Chilean city of Santa Juana, hit hard by wildfires earlier this year, locals have a special task force helping fight blazes: a herd of goats.

Firefighting goats protect a forest from deadly blazes in Chile

The four-legged task force has prevented a park from being consumed by fires that left many dead, thousands injured and more than a million acres destroyed.

Chile's firefighting goats protect a native forest from deadly blazes

In the southern Chilean city of Santa Juana, hit hard by wildfires earlier this year, locals have a special taskforce helping fight blazes: a herd of goats.

Chile's firefighting goats protect a native forest from deadly blazes

SANTA JUANA, Chile: In the southern Chilean city of Santa Juana, hit hard by wildfires earlier this year, locals have a special task force helping fight blazes: A herd of goats. The goats h. Marine biologists start the foundation of farming methods for native sea snails in Singapore.

Chile's firefighting goats protect a native forest from deadly blazes

By Juan Gonzalez SANTA JUANA, Chile (Reuters) - In the southern Chilean city of Santa Juana, hit hard by wildfires earlier this year, locals have a special taskforce helping fight blazes: a herd of goats. The goats have already saved the native forest of the Bosques de Chacay once, preventing the park from being consumed by February forest fires - fueled by heatwaves and a punishing drought - that left dozens dead, thousands injured and almost 4…

Chile's Firefighting Goats Protect a Forest From Deadly Blazes

The technique, also used in Portugal and Spain, relies on grazing goats to control dry pastures and other vegetation that fuel forest fires in the summer