Spain's Mighty 'Goat-Cows' Restore Forests and Stop Wildfires

Spain's Mighty 'Goat-Cows' Restore Forests and Stop Wildfires

High in the mist-laden mountains of Galicia, where sunlight pierces through dense woodland canopy, José Taboada drives his Land Rover along a rugged, stone-paved path. In this breathtaking region of northwestern Spain, abundant rainfall combined with intense summer sunshine encourages vegetation to explode with life every spring. However, as summer heat sets in, this lush foliage dries out, creating vast carpets of flammable brush across the mountainous terrain. For generations, controlling this rapid growth meant grueling manual labor, but today, a remarkable community effort is restoring balance to the landscape. Article Photo Spain's Mighty 'Goat-Cows' Restore Forests and Stop Wildfires Would you like to read more good news about Goat-Cow , Spains , and Wildfire-Fighting ? The urgency of finding a lasting solution became heartbreakingly clear following a series of catastrophic fires across Galicia. In October 2017, a ferocious blaze consumed roughly eighty percent of the comm…