Spain's wild horses in peril, despite key role in wildfire prevention

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Spain's Wild Horses in Peril, Despite Key Role in Wildfire Prevention

Spain's wild horses in peril, despite key role in wildfire prevention - Philippine Daily Inquirer

AMIL, SPAIN—The wildfires that used to burn each summer in the woods above the Spanish village of Barro have diminished to almost none since Lucia Perez started grazing wild horses there. “There used to be fires every year but since 2019 when we started coming here we’ve had one small fire in the first year…

Spain's wild horses in peril, despite key role in wildfire prevention

The wildfires that used to burn each summer in the woods above the Spanish village of Barro have diminished to almost none since Lucia Perez started grazing wild horses there.

The forest fires that once burned the forests over the Spanish town of Barro every summer have disappeared since Lucía Pérez started grazing wild horses in the area. “There used to be fires every year, but since 2019, when we started coming here, we have had a small fire in the first year and nothing since then,” said Pérez, 37 years old. She explained that horses help reduce the risk of forest fires by cleaning weeds between trees, preventing f…