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by lostlogin 2608 days ago
> The goats are more useful in hilly areas and less picky about what they will eat.

This sort of thing is a problem here in New Zealand. Fragile environments get hit hard by goats, but I’d imagine that wildfires aren’t exactly helpful either.

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> ...I’d imagine that wildfires aren’t exactly helpful either.

Without knowing what specific ecosystem you’re talking about, sometimes the seemingly destructive fire is beneficial[0] to an ecosystem.

[0] https://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets...