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

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The goats have already saved the native forest of the Bosques de Chacay once in February, preventing the park from being consumed by forest fires. The technique, also used in Portugal and Spain, relies on grazing goats to control dry pastures. Goat droppings also help enrich the soil and prevent further erosion.

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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.

2 years ago·Manila, Philippines

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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.

2 years ago·Hong Kong

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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.

2 years ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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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.

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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…

2 years ago·Bern, Switzerland

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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

2 years ago·United States

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