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Goat Moats.(to create firebreaks in forest fires, United States)(Brief Article)
Once a wildfire starts spreading like, well, wildfire, not even the best team of firefighters can stop it. But a group of Utah academics and the state's National Guard have found an efficient and cost- effective preventive measure: goats. They gobble up grass, leaves and low trees so quickly that they could create firebreaks (cleared areas that halt a fire's progress) long before sparks begin to fly. And Utah authorities ...
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