Goats Used To Control Invasive Species. (1 Viewer)

[ceasar]

The use of goats to control invasive plant species (Asian aka Japanese Stiltgrass) is being tested at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Southeastern Pennsylvania, USA.

http://www.hawkmountain.org/who-we-are/news/goats-in-the-woods/page.aspx?id=5032

A long article based on this experiment was written up in my local newspaper today but it did not see fit to put it into their on-line edition.

Conservationists here might find it of interest.

Bob

 

[Mysticete]

I think these have also been used in California and the Southwest for invasive control

 

[fugl]

Goats were used at a nature reserve near Reno a few years ago in an attempt to control Whitetop. I don't know to what effect, however.