After the ravaging wildfires that have laid waste over hundreds of acres of Californian land last year, Nevada City wants to recruit goats to help it prevent such devastating damage occurring again. The town has launched a crowdfunding scheme called #goatfundme to raise $30,000 to be able to recruit a herd of these four-legged firefighters to munch through acres of wildfire-prone vegetation.
Nevada City is turning to goats to prevent the spread of wildfires
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