Forest fires have become a common occurrence. In some states, it is not a matter of if, but when, a forest fire will break out each year. Consequently, both local and federal agencies have been ...

Goats eat all kinds of overgrowth, and farmers, ranchers and state parks can hire a herd of the ruminants to clear property, ...

In an unlikely collaboration, woodlot owners have joined a group of goat producers in the hope that the four-legged creatures will fix some of the damage done by the area's overpopulated deer herds.

The Arcadia Fire Department has employed a surprisingly simple task force to clear up fire-prone brush in the city: a crew of 400 goats and sheep. The flerd grazed through more than 21 acres of dense ...