It’s an early start for some of nature’s most efficient and hungry firefighters. Their task? Gobbling up vegetation near Southern California Edison’s electrical equipment and power lines. For this hard-working crew of more than 400 firefighting goats, vegetation management comes naturally.
“As you can see, the goats are built for this,” said Sarah Hendrix, senior utility arborist with SCE’s Vegetation Management team. “Goats are agile animals that can navigate the mountainous terrain and eat all the brush they can in sight, basically 24/7 while they’re out here.”
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