Goats and sheep: a resource against fires in Spain

290 animals between sheep And goats they were lined up in a park in Barcelona. The goal was: counter the to burn, increasingly on the rise due to recent heat waves. Such animals prevent the flames from reviving and spreading by eating the vegetation and thus clearing the land.

And here’s that nature is the best option to mitigate the effects of climate crisis. So in Spain it happened that the best strategy is to entrust grazing animals with the driest green areas and fire hazards. When goats and sheep eat the vegetation, they create open spaces, where the fire is less likely to spread uncontrollably. Moreover, their grazing ensures that by trampling the drier vegetation, the latter does not become the perfect fuel for fanning flames.

The project By clearing the undergrowth with this method, the city of Barcelona has been able to prevent fires in the green spots Lake risk. It is not the only method, but at least the only truly natural one. In Catalonia, but also in California, the idea arose in 2016 to use animals to fight fires. In Portugal and Canada this method has also been applied to horses and cows. Barcelona now wants to expand the project to other green areas with the involvement of additional couples. A way to deal with fires caused by ever increasing global warming.