Hungry Animals Can Change How Badly a Landscape Burns
b'As California has descended into wildfire hell, with ever bigger blazes burning ever more intensely over the last few years, an unlikely firefighting hero has emerged: the goat. Officials in mountain cities in particular have been hiring herds to hoover up overgrown vegetation, creating fire breaks around the edges of towns. It\\u2019s what these ungulates\\u2014and their brethren the world over\\u2014are born to do.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'